Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00J4X5MDE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 269 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises takes us inside the room, explaining in accessible and forthright terms the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions that Geithner and others in the Obama administration made during the crisis and recovery. economy from collapse in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression.On January 26, 2009, during the depth of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Timothy F. economy. An insider's account of how the Obama administration saved the economy but lost the American people, Stress Test reveals a side of Timothy Geithner that only few have seen.. Geithn
Barbara E. Goll said The detail is amazing, but not in the least boring. This book is user friendly, well written and well thought out. It shows that Obama chose his Secretary of the Treasury very wisely. The detail is amazing, but not in the least boring. It reads like a novel. Geithner was the exact right man for the job, already skilled and savvy in the knowledge of how to go about rescuing nations from economic crisis. This is well worth the read and impressive. Geithner emerges as a very likable and admirable human being, who just happened to be in the right time and place to save us from Depression "The detail is amazing, but not in the least boring" according to Barbara E. Goll. This book is user friendly, well written and well thought out. It shows that Obama chose his Secretary of the Treasury very wisely. The detail is amazing, but not in the least boring. It reads like a novel. Geithner was the exact right man for the job, already skilled and savvy in the knowledge of how to go about rescuing nations from economic crisis. This is well worth the read and impressive. Geithner emerges as a very likable and admirable human being, who just happened to be in the right time and place to save us from Depression 2.0.. .0.. Another great view on the financial crisis LSBerg Overall I really liked this book. While Tim Geithner is not an writer and his style is definitely not of a thriller, the portrait of the crisis from his view definitely contributes to the overall understanding of the financial crisis of 2008.This book should not be taken as "stand-alone" but read in the context of all the other ones out there about the crisis itself. It helps one to form their opinions in a clear and more fair way in my opinion.Finally, this book also help show that the work of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and other institutions that prevented the crisis reli. Amazon Customer said It was a great story that made me feel like i was there. Tim Geithner presents a very personal account of the financial crisis and the aftermath. It was a great story that made me feel like i was there in the room as it happened. It can get technical at times but Tim helps you go through to understand. A must read for those wanting to understand the actors involves.