The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Paul Krugman is a hero of mine. Read his book."â??Al Franken No one has more authority to call the shots the way they really are than aw ard-winning economist Paul Krugman, whose provocative New York Times column s are keenly followed by millions. One of the world's most respected econom ists, Krugman has been named America's most important columnist by the Wash ington Monthly and columnist of the year by Editor and Publisher magazine. A major bestseller, this influential and wide-ranging book has been praised by BusinessWeek as Krugman's "most provocative and compelling effort yet," the New York Review of Books as "refreshing," and Library Journal as "thou ght-provoking...even funny." The American Prospect put it in vivid terms: " In a time when too few tell it like it is...[Krugman] has taken on the batt le of our time." Built from Paul Krugman's influential Op-Ed columns for the New York Times, this book galvanized the reading public. With wit, passion, and a unique a bility to explain complex issues in plain English, Krugman describes how th e nation has been misled by a dishonest administration. In this long-awaited work containing Krugman's most influential columns along with new commentary, he chronicles how the boom economy unraveled: how exuberance gave way to pessimism, how the age of corporate heroes gave way to corporate scandals, how fiscal responsibility collapsed. From his account of the secret history of the California energy crisis to his devastating dissections of d.