About the Author

Paul Krugman, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics and best-selling author, has been a columnist at The New York Times for twenty years. A Distinguished Professor at City University of New York, he lives in New York City.

Reviews

"An important contribution to the current study of economics and a reason for hope that effective solutions will be implemented again." -- Kirkus Reviews "Starred review. Krugman (Fuzzy Math), winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, takes an edifying and often humorous journalistic approach to the current economic crisis in this accessible and timely study. Rather than provide a mere postmortem on the 2008 collapse (though relevant history lessons are provided), Krugman aims to plot a path out of this depression. Krugman has consistently called for more liberal economic policies, but his wit and bipartisanship ensure that this book will appeal to a broad swath of readers-from the Left to the Right, from the 99% to the 1%." -- Publishers Weekly

Krugman-winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics-builds a strong case for federal stimulus spending as the only path to ending our current economic woes, and claims that austerity policies lead to economic contraction and worsening unemployment. Rob Shapiro skillfully narrates this audio edition-not an easy task given the somewhat dry nature of the prose-in a richly textured voice that brings just the right amount of gravitas and accessibility to this wonky manifesto. Shapiro's tone is conversational; he modifies his pitch for emphasis and adopts a carefully measured pace-a blessing when numbers, percentages, and statistics come fast and furious. Unfortunately, economics books (including this one) often make use of charts and graphs, and while PDFs of the book's 12 charts are included, this isn't likely to help those listening in the car or on the treadmill. Still, Shapiro provides an engaging performance of this timely and important book from Krugman, who narrates the introduction. A Norton hardcover. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.