The High-Beta Rich [electronic resource] : how the manic wealthy will take us to the next boom, bubble, and bust / Robert Frank.
A sharp critique of the ultra-wealthy Americans who have contributed to today's economic conditions and heightened economic inequities.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307589910 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0307589919 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (239 p.) : ill.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Business, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Giving up the gulfstream -- 1: The rise of high-beta wealth -- Who repo'd my yacht? -- 1982: the magic year for wealth -- 2: The suddenly non-rich -- Homes likes white elephants -- Lucky's landing -- The make-believe billionaire -- 3: Trickle-down risks -- Big money ruins everything -- Giving jeeves the pink slip -- What's wrong with California? -- 4: Solving for Beta -- The low-Beta rich -- The future of high-Beta wealth. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Wealth > United States. Rich people > United States. Millionaires > United States. Business cycles > United States. Recessions > United States. Financial crises > United States. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |