"Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has soared, and, after some progress, the Black-white wage gap is once again as large as it was in the 1950s. How did this happen in the world's most powerful country? And what happened to the "American dream"--the promise of a happier, healthier, more prosperous future--which...

Durante los tiempos difíciles, las deudas pueden ser un asunto de vida o muerte, felicidad o desesperación. Tener bajo control tus deudas puede traerte tranquilidad y orden. El dominar las deudas puede traerle riqueza y exito. Como dice Robert Kiyosaki, el autor del libro Padre Rico Padre Pobre, "Las buenas deudas te hacen rico y las malas deudas te hacen pobre". Gestión de la deuda, cómo organizar tu economía paso a paso para vivir mejor, te...

"In one vitally significant year in American history, the country would experience turmoil, instability, natural disaster, bubbling political radicalism, and a rise of dangerous forces ushering in a new era of global conflict--and emerge both afresh and revitalized. At the start of 1932, the nation's worst economic crisis has left one-in-four workers without a job, countless families facing eviction, banks shutting down as desperate depositors withdraw...

An award-winning journalist presents a tour-de-force analysis-drawing from history, economics, sociology, and popular culture-of the profound and transformative years of the early 2020s, both for individuals and for the global economy. We are living in a strange world-Salmon calls it "the New Not Normal." The Phoenix Economy explores the ramifications of the pandemic years, many of which are surprisingly positive. In doing so, Salmon makes sense of...

La economía argentina es un clásico de la literatura económica acerca del desarrollo argentino. La primera edición apareció a principios de 1963 y desde ese momento se han agotado treinta reimpresiones, más de cien mil ejemplares, y ha sido traducida al inglés, al portugués y al japonés. La aplicación de un enfoque histórico para el estudio de las distintas etapas del proceso económico nacional, en conexión con la evolución del sistema...

America's #1 retirement adviser offers tried and true investment strategies for before and after retirement. Sound guidance from the creator of RetirementWatch.com and the author of “Where's My Money?: Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Your Social Security”. The 2020s are likely to be among the worst times to be nearing retirement or in the early years of retirement. The book first explains the forces that are coming together to make it more...

Distressing headlines warn of foreign cyber attacks that could threaten water, health care, power grids, and more. Cell phone and internet services are more vulnerable than we might suspect.In this book, Emergency Preparedness and Off-Grid Communication, best-selling author Praying Medic offers his approach to prepping and using alternate forms of communication during a disruptive crisis. With the United States moving closer to war and government...

The crises--and failures--of modernization in Japan, as seen up close by a resident expert Japan is a nation in crisis, and the crisis goes far beyond its well-known economic plight. In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the crisis on a broad scale, from the failure of Japan's banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. The book takes up for the first time in the Western press subjects such as the nation's endangered...

Essays from Generation Y, or Millennials, around the globe on what it's like for them to try to make it in the real world after graduation. America stands at a precipice; limitless consumption, reckless economics, and disregard for the environment have put the country on a collision course with disaster. It's up to a younger generation to rebuild according to new forms of organization, and Share or Die is a collection of messages from the front lines. From...

The aging of the boomer generation has unleashed a veritable tidal wave of gloomy punditry, advertising for financial services, and forecasts of impending national bankruptcy. In The Long Baby Boom, Jeff Goldsmith counters the catastrophic predictions with a far more optimistic scenario. Drawing on evidence that most baby boomers plan on working long past age sixty-five, Goldsmith argues that they will have a constructive impact on society. By assuming...