by Ben Bernanke
First published 2019
Ben Bernanke sits across from Tim Geithner and Hank Paulson as they piece together the most dangerous economic moment since the 1930s. The three men who steered America through the 2008 financial crisis now face a different challenge: making sense of what they lived through. Bernanke knows that forgetting becomes the enemy when the next crisis hits. Together, they dissect what caused the meltdown, why it inflicted such widespread damage, and how they managed to stop a complete economic collapse. Working under two different presidents and alongside Congressional leaders, they made choices that shaped the recovery. Their collaboration produces a practical guide for future policymakers who will confront similar disasters. The book reveals the real conversations and decisions that prevented a second Great Depression. This is their honest account of crisis management at the highest levels of government.
Genres: business, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-account, practical-guide
Setting: America
Period: 2008
240 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books