

A Short History of Financial Euphoria
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
Narrator: Liam Gerrard
Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 07/19/2022
Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Political Science, Public Policy
Synopsis
With incomparable wisdom, skill, and wit, world-renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith traces the history of the major speculative episodes in our economy over the last three centuries. Exposing the ways in which normally sane people display reckless behavior in pursuit of profit, Galbraith asserts that our "notoriously short" financial memory is what creates the conditions for market collapse. By recognizing these signs and understanding what causes them we can guard against future recessions and have a better hold on our country's (and our own) financial destiny.