How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
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| Author | Peter Schiff and Andrew Schiff |
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| Illustrator | Brendan Leach |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Finance/Economics |
| Publisher | Wiley |
Publication date | May 3, 2010 (1st edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 0-470-52670-X |
How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes (2010) is an illustrated polemic on various economic topics by Peter Schiff and Andrew Schiff. The book allegorically explores such topics as inflation, deficit spending, central banking, international trade, and the housing bubble and credit collapse of 2008. The Washington Times stated that the book "[conveys] the often intuitive ideas of economics through an engaging, fictitious story richly illustrated with amusing cartoons."[1]
Award
The book was a 2010 winner of the getAbstract International Book Award,[2] and a New York Times best-seller.[3]
Preceding book
The book was based on an earlier "economic comic book" by the authors' father Irwin Schiff, titled How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn't.
References
- ^ Lott, Roger (2010-06-30). "BOOK REVIEW: 'How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes'". Washington Times. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "getAbstract". getAbstract. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ Dixler, Elsa. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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