CRISIS ECONOMICS

In 2006, only a few people predicted the collapse of the housing bubble that would lead to economic crisis, and Nouriel Roubini was one of them. L.J. Ganser is the perfect voice for Roubini’s message as he is at home with the alphabet soup of acronyms and jargon that permeate today’s financial world. Roubini, a professor of economics, and Mihm, an economics historian, offer their take on the boom-and-bust patterns of economic crises, using historical analysis to put the recent financial crisis into perspective. Ganser delivers a steady, spirited reading, though his tone at times strays from that of a narrator to that of a news anchor, which is a distraction. However, his clear enunciation and distinct separation between ideas guide the listener through this complex text. E.N. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2010]