Sabotage
Anastasia Nesvetailova
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Sabotage
by Anastasia Nesvetailova, Ronen Palan
Published
2022
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pages
272
ISBN-13
9781610399678
Description
"The fundamental motive for financial innovation is not to make the system work better, but to avoid regulation and oversight. This is not a bug of the financial system, but a built-in feature. The president of the US is not a tax avoider because he is an especially fraudulent financier; he's a tax avoider because he is a wealthy man in a system premised on such deceit. Finance is an industry of sabotage. This book is a brilliant, intellectual detective story that traces the origins of financial sabotage, starting with the work of a prescient American economist who saw the capacity for banks and businesses to dissemble and profit as early as the 1920s. What was accomplished modestly in the first half of the 20th century became a booming global industry in the 1980s. Financialization took over everything, culminating in instruments so complex and confusing their own creators were being destroyed by them in 2008. With each financial bust, people expect to hear who the culprit was, and cynically know to not expect much punishment to ever reach them. But the innovation of this book is to show that each individual gaming the system isn't a crook--the whole system is sabotage"--
Subjects
The creature from Jekyll Island
The Deficit Myth
A monetary history of the United States, 1867-1960
Globalization and its discontents
End the Fed
Conduct of monetary policy
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Sabotage?
This edition of Sabotage has approximately 272 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Sabotage?
For most readers, Sabotage typically takes between 5h 40m and 3h 47m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 68,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 32m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 68,000 words
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What is the word count of Sabotage?
The estimated word count for Sabotage is approximately 68,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Sabotage?
Sabotage was written by Anastasia Nesvetailova, Ronen Palan.
When was Sabotage published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2022. The original work may have been published on a different date.