Global Financial Meltdown

COLIN READ has a Ph.D. in Economics, a law degree, and master's degree in business and in taxation. He has taught economics and finance for twenty five years, and is currently Dean of a school of business and economics in New York, USA. He has recently published a book on International Taxation, and appears regularly on a local PBS show on economic development, and is a prolific writer on a variety of economic issues.

Contents Introduction SECTION I: EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN ECONOMIC SYSTEM SECTION II: CREATION OF THE CONSUMER-INVESTOR SECTION III: AN EMERGING NEW WORLD  SECTION IV: BANKS AND CENTRAL BANKING  SECTION V: FINANCIAL FAILURES  SECTION VI: POLITICS AND PERCEPTIONS  Conclusions Epilogue Index