Customer Review: This is a description from an Economists view of the German Hyperinflation of 1917 - 1923 from an Economist who lived through that time. It describes what asset groups and societal groups prospered and which did not. IMHO it is required reading. Here is a portion of the Forward,... more info
Customer Review: Clearly the authors did a lot of work putting this together, and although it packs a lot into a short space, it is nonetheless very understandable and easy to read. Although some of the content is perhaps obvious for the forward thinker, it also contains insights into hyperinflation that one might... more info
Customer Review: A careful look at the book shows that Shilling's THEORY for deflation is based on the longwaves of Kondratieff. Shilling uses a real (as in real business cycle literature) rather than a monetary interpretation (a la Milton Friedman, Irving Fisher..) of longwaves which results in his use of 1974... more info
Customer Review: Inflation Targeting is a kind of monetary policy first exercised in New Zealand, in practice, and afterwards brought to the academy research. This book analyses the way that this and many other countries dealed with the new approach of conducting monetary policy towards inflation control, bringing a... more info
Customer Review: and now Bernanke. That's how the flow goes. I am giving 5 stars, but I must admit, I couldn't understand the math too well. Thank God we have such a brilliant mathematician who is such a vigilant inflation fighter. Verdict: Let the good times roll...
Customer Review: This is a great book! I been looking for a book that would give me insight on how inflation is started and how it ends, as well as arguments for and against the gold standard, etc. I've read bits and pieces of this book's wisdow in a number of other books and articles, but this pulls it all... more info
Customer Review: This little book tells the epic tale of France's experiment with "irredeemable" currency (paper money which could not be redeemed for specie; gold or silver, i.e. "cash") from 1789-1796, and its devastating impact, particularly on the working class and those sent to the guillotine for violating... more info
Customer Review: i have read lots of books on the topic of inflation and it's causes but this is the first book i've seen which addresses the impact of inflation on the people themselves. the author peers into the various ways Germans coped with rapidly rising prices, how rapid inflation distorts self worth and the... more info
