Money Makes the World Go Around

by Barbara Garson

Book Overview

What does it really mean to live in a world united by, and immersed in, the free flow of capital? In Money Makes the World Go Around, Barbara Garson sets out to see for herself, and the result is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670866601
• ISBN13: 9780670866601
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Viking Penguin
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Money Makes the World Go Around

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New Knowledge Gain For Normal People!

* At first, I thought when we deposit our money into our bank account, the value of the money just stay the same but after reading this book, it has totally change my opinion on this subject. * Although the percentage we get from our bank account is not that much, but at least the money is flowing and the advantage is given to us as the consumers. * Spending or leaving our money inside our bank account may not be a good idea. We better spend the money on something that will invest for our future like mutual funds or something.

Highly Recommended!

Some books set out to accomplish the impossible and come admirably close. Barbara Garson's volume is a prime example. Can you deposit money in a little rural bank and really trace its spread across the global monetary system? How do you know that a multi-million dollar loan to, say, shrimp exporters in Thailand, really has anything to do with the actual dollars you deposited? But that's not the point of this book. The author embarks on a whirlwind, worldwide tour of the global financial juggernaut, and shows how money falls like a drop in a pond and emits waves of disruption that seemingly spread out forever. Garson concludes that deregulation needs to be reigned in, a reasonable anticipation of the Enron mess. We from getAbstract highly recommend her book to business people and consumers who want a better feel for what the "global economic order" is all about, why people are protesting at each meeting of the WTO and whether you should be steamed as well.

A book on investing that connects the head to the heart

As a fairly intelligent individual who has never taken an economics course, I've been trying to make sense of the world of investing on my own. The author takes us on her own journey to do the same, and in the process we come to meet the faces and the people behind the whole process. She goes about it with a very open-minded, down to earth approach, and for the most part, doesn't draw a lot of her own conclusions. Rather, she lets you come to your own. At last, some information on investing that is more than just numbers and returns. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for where to invest their money, or is just trying to understand how "money makes the world go around." After having read the book, now I can go to the Reuters newswires and have an understanding of just what is behind the latest news announcements, what they mean in real terms for real people. The book has made me think twice about what it means to be chasing the high returns, and what implications that may have on the lives of others. I found this book to be very heart opening, and my compassion for the world is immense.

Buy the book because you'll feel good that she's investing

Buy the book because you'll feel good that she's investing the profits.The power of this book is that it critiques the global financial system without demonizing the individuals involved. It's a lesson that the "anti-globalists" should take to heart. We can protest all we want outside of WTO meetings but things won't change until we get more caring and fair rabble rousers a la Garson inside of the global financial institutions. Get a start on that insider career by reading this book.