I will make an exception for the chapter “Latin America and populism” as this is the especially relevant topic for Ukraine. “… with too few exceptions, Latin America had not been able to wean itself from the economic populism that had figuratively disarmed the entire continent in its competition with the rest of the world”. […]

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Have finished Greenspan’s massive Age of Turbulence. The author’s extensive experience and advanced age warranted the inclusion of about 8 autobiographical chapters, where Greenspan talks about his experiences in the context of the economic history of his day. The final chapters of the book describe some of his views and are of particular interest. As […]

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