10/15/2010

The Econosphere: What Makes the Economy Really Work, How to Protect It, and Maximize Your Opportunity for Financial Prosperity - pdf

The Econosphere: What Makes the Economy Really Work, How to Protect It, and Maximize Your Opportunity for Financial ProsperityBook Description
How the World Really Works–and How to Make It Start Working Again!

  • Discover the immutable laws of nature that govern all your financial decisions–and put them to work for you
  • Ten ways to maximize wealth and happiness for everyone
  • How not to fix a broken economy: stupid policy tricks and why they just make things worse

We all live inside the Econosphere: a living, breathing, global organism that choreographs billions of performers with breathtaking precision and can make life better for everyone. But the Econosphere works best if we understand what nurtures it–and what poisons it. In The Econosphere, leading economist Craig Thomas reveals the amazing economic organism we're all part of, explains how it really works, and shows how to make it start working again–for everyone. Thomas illuminates the laws that govern every economic decision you make–and shows how to use that information to make better decisions, achieve greater success, and maximize your happiness.

About the Author
Craig Thomas is a veteran private-sector economist, working today as Senior Economist at one of the largest financial services firms in the United States. Among his previous posts, he served as Director of Research for Citi Property Investors, Citigroup's private equity real estate arm, developing information that drives billions of dollars of investment decisions. Specializing in regional, macro, and real estate economics, he has modeled and analyzed myriad markets and asset classes, presenting his findings worldwide. Unlike most serious economists, he is also a gifted communicator. His economics columns quickly gathered an avid readership of more than 30,000 economists and noneconomists who appreciate his unique ability to explain complex theory in a simple and entertaining way.

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (November, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 013701998X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0137019984
  • File Size: 979.5 KiB
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