{"product_id":"epic-recession-jack-rasmus-9780745329994","title":"Epic Recession: Prelude to Global Depression","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe US is still in deep trouble. Banks are sustained by trillions of government dollars, unemployment is approaching 25 million and the long-term future of the economy is in doubt. In \u003ci\u003eEpic Recession\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Rasmus shows that we need a new way of understanding the crisis if things are to improve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRasmus interrogates US economic history to show that the current predicament is what he terms an '\u003ci\u003eEpic Recession\u003c\/i\u003e', neither a full-blown depression or a short-lived period of contraction followed by a swift return to growth. He then shows that the only way to prevent the onset of depression is to radically restructure the economy through a massive job creation program, nationalisations, a fundamentally new kind of banking structure and a long-term redistribution of income through better healthcare and benefit systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpic Recession\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rallying point for trade unionists and concerned citizens who want to ensure that any recovery is felt further than Wall street. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Rasmus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745329993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745329994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 82","brand":"Jack Rasmus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244002033919,"sku":"9780745329994","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3f0b63f-d80a-44a7-9a30-40f387e60323.jpg?v=1758134698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/epic-recession-jack-rasmus-9780745329994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}