Against the Consensus: Reflections on the Great Recession

by Justin Yifu Lin

In June 2008, Justin Yifu Lin was appointed Chief Economist of the World Bank, right before the eruption of the worst global financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression. Drawing on experience from his privileged position, Lin offers unique reflections on the cause of the crisis, why it was so serious and widespread, and its likely evolution. Arguing that conventional theories provide inadequate solutions, he proposes new initiatives for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107038871
• ISBN13: 9781107038875
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"