End This Depression Now! - Paul Krugman
Title: End This Depression Now! Author: Paul Krugman Publisher: Norton, New York Year published: 2013 259 pages End This Depression Now! by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is a passionate and incisive critique of economic policy in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, offering both a sharp diagnosis and a clear solution to the lingering global economic malaise. The book is a call to action, urging policymakers, economists, and the public to adopt the tools necessary to bring an end to what Krugman describes as a needless economic depression. Krugman begins by contrasting the immense suffering caused by high unemployment, stagnant growth, and lost income with the inaction of governments—particularly the United States government. He argues that the crisis was not a mysterious or complex failure of the system, but rather a failure of will and understanding. According to Krugman, the persistent economic downturn following the 2008 crash is not due to deep structural prob...