Johan Van Overtveldt

Gebundenes Buch

The Icarus Curse

How Western Democracies Derailed and How to Get Back on Track

Beschreibung

"In The Icarus Curse, Van Overtveldt argues that decades of Keynesian-inspired policies have led to policy exhaustion, with politicians fueling unrealistic expectations and accumulating debt. Despite central bankers' efforts to mitigate crises, the current policy model is unsustainable, leaving little room for significant change. Yet, there is hope for redemption: Van Overtveldt reviews the ideas of Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and Paul Volcker to put forward ideas to redesign policies for a brighter economic future"--

Autor

Johan Van Overtveldt, PhD, was minister of finance in Belgium from 2014–2019, and now serves as the Chairman of the Budget Committee of the European Parliament, where he focuses on financial and monetary matters across the European Union. A trained academic economist and former journalist, he has published several books in Dutch and contributes to the Wall Street Journal Europe and other publications. He is also the author of The Mystic Hand (Agate, 2022), A Giant Reborn (Agate, 2015), The End of the Euro (Agate, 2011), Bernanke’s Test (Agate, 2009), and The Chicago School (Agate, 2007).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Surrey Books, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9781572843431
• ISBN-10: 1572843438
• Artikelnr.: 69825157