Realeconomik: The Hidden Cause of the Great Recession (And How to Avert the Next One)

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Grigory Yavlinsky Antonina W. Bouis

Realeconomik

The Hidden Cause of the Great Recession (And How to Avert the Next One)

Grigory Yavlinsky, Antonina W. Bouis

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English

Yale University
22 February 2013

Economics & Business; Economic forecasting; Financial crises & disasters

"A growing complacency that stability has been restored in the wake of recent economic turmoil is not just wishful thinking, it is dangerous thinking

This book directly confronts uncomfortable questions that many prefer to brush aside: if economists and other scholars, politicians, and business professionals understand the causes of economic crises, as they claim, then why do such damaging crises continue to occur? Can we trust business and intellectual elites who advocate the principles of Realpolitik and claim the ""public good"" as their priority, yet consistently favor maximization of profit over ethical issues?

Former deputy prime minister of Russia Grigory Yavlinsky, an internationally respected free-market economist, makes a powerful case that the often-cited causes of global economic instability—institutional failings, wrong decisions by regulators, insufficient or incorrect information, and the like—are only secondary to a far more significant underlying cause: the failure to understand that universal social norms are essential to thriving businesses and social and economic progress. Yavlinsky explores the widespread disregard for moral values in business decisions and calls for restoration of principled behavior in politics and economic practices. The unwelcome alternative, he warns, will be a twenty-first-century global economy in the grip of unending crises."

By: Grigory Yavlinsky
Translated by: Antonina W. Bouis
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9780300192391
ISBN 10: 0300192398
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Grigory Yavlinsky is a Russian economist and founder and member of the Russian United Democratic Party (YABLOKO). As deputy prime minister of Russia in 1990, he wrote the first Russian economic programme for transition to a free-market economy, 500 Days. He lives in Moscow.

Reviews for Realeconomik: The Hidden Cause of the Great Recession (And How to Avert the Next One)

'Grigory Yavlinsky's book is an important contribution to understanding the interplay between social norms and modern economy. The current global crisis makes his analysis especially relevant.' (George Soros)