{"product_id":"the-covid-crash-oluchi-ike-9798276552941","title":"The COVID Crash: When the World Economy Stopped","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn early 2020, the world faced something no modern economic model had prepared for: a synchronized shutdown of the global economy. Within weeks, planes were grounded, factories silent, schools shuttered, and millions of workers confined to their homes. Stock markets collapsed at a speed never before recorded. Supply chains buckled. Oil prices briefly slipped below zero. Fear - biological and financial - spread faster than any chart, forecast, or institution could contain.\u003cbr\u003eIt was the moment the global economy simply... \u003cb\u003estopped\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe COVID-19 pandemic triggered not only a public health emergency but one of the most dramatic financial events in history - a crisis that exposed the fragility of interconnected markets, reshaped labor systems, and forced governments into unprecedented intervention. The world witnessed the fastest stock market plunge ever measured, followed by the largest and most aggressive fiscal and monetary rescue effort ever deployed. Billions were injected into economies within days, interest rates fell to zero or below, and central banks expanded their balance sheets on a scale once considered unthinkable.\u003cbr\u003eYet while stimulus saved markets from total collapse, it also set the stage for a new era: one defined by widening inequality, soaring asset prices, inflationary pressure, and deep social and economic divides.\u003cbr\u003eThis book traces the story of that extraordinary moment - how a virus brought capitalism to a halt, how policymakers fought to keep it alive, and how the recovery that followed was as uneven as it was remarkable. It explores the meteoric rise of remote work and digital dependence, the triumphs and failures of crisis response, and the long-term consequences still unfolding in the labor market, global trade, and everyday life.\u003cbr\u003eAs part of the \u003cb\u003eFinancial Crisis Series\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe COVID Crash\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer the same questions that guide every book in this collection: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did this crisis happen?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho was most affected - and why?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat lessons can we learn to prevent the next collapse?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd how did human behavior - fear, hope, uncertainty, and resilience - shape the outcome?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eCOVID-19 was more than a health crisis; it was a stress test for global systems built on efficiency, mobility, and endless connectivity. Some parts passed. Others failed spectacularly.\u003cbr\u003eBut above all, this was a crisis that transformed the way we work, communicate, invest, and understand economic vulnerability. Its impact will echo for decades - economically, socially, and politically.\u003cbr\u003eI invite you to explore how the world's most advanced financial system reacted when faced with an invisible enemy... and how the response changed everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Oluchi Ike\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinancial Crisis Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oluchi Ike\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276552941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Oluchi Ike","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083833417983,"sku":"9798276552941","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-covid-crash-oluchi-ike-9798276552941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}