{"product_id":"after-normal-samuel-rines-9781974166190","title":"After Normal: Making Sense of the Global Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the United States and many other nations, the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries were a period of economic prosperity-a period that lasted long enough to be considered normal. US monetary policy was determined almost exclusively by shifts in the federal funds rate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen the Great Recession and financial crisis hit, and \"normal\" came to a sudden and dramatic end. In response, the global economy and US monetary policy underwent radical changes that continue to evolve and shift today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAfter Normal: Making Sense of the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran economist and analyst Samuel E. Rines explores how fallout from the financial crisis has altered economic patterns, and he explains the political missteps that led to the crisis in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRines reveals how issues sparked by the crisis now shape the world, from China's sudden investment in infrastructure to changes to democracies in debt-ridden southern European nations. He evaluates the repercussions of experimental bank interventions and the role consumers played in the crisis. More importantly, he looks to the future, revealing what direction the global economy will take now that \"normal\" no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Rines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974166198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974166190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Samuel Rines","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130659991807,"sku":"9781974166190","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46f1d093-6dd4-4893-9768-348ce762581a.jpg?v=1687470596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-normal-samuel-rines-9781974166190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}