Preston Lee's Blog » editorial http://www.prestonlee.com Technologist, businessman and entrepreneur. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:41:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mini-Review: Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse http://www.prestonlee.com/2010/03/31/mini-review-meltdown-a-free-market-look-at-why-the-stock-market-collapsed-the-economy-tanked-and-the-government-bailout-will-make-things-worse/ http://www.prestonlee.com/2010/03/31/mini-review-meltdown-a-free-market-look-at-why-the-stock-market-collapsed-the-economy-tanked-and-the-government-bailout-will-make-things-worse/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:43:29 +0000 admin http://www.prestonlee.com/?p=754
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse by Thomas E. Woods Jr.


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Meltdown is a evidence-based, academically credible, and brutally honest analysis of the causes and effects of economic depression faced in the United States since the early 1900′s. Thomas Woods’ almost adversarial opinion of the Federal Reserve is approached via many different approaches and data sources, as is his affinity of Austrian business cycle theory. (As opposed to Keynesian economics primarily seen in the U.S.)

For those with interest in macroeconomic theory or the effects of government intervention on both business and individual finance, this is absolutely required reading. Those with politically libertarian leanings will also find many of the facts presented within outright shocking. I personally finished the electronic version of this book with over 10 pages of highlights, and plan to continue following Woods’ work.

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On a related note, I’m reminded of a former Soviet teacher I had in college who shared many thought provoking stories, including the observation, “In the Soviet Union we were all equal…ly poor.”

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