George Soros

In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivaled, places the current crisis in the context of decades of study of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity. "This is a once in a lifetime moment," writes Soros in characterizing the scale of financial distress spreading across Wall Street and other financial centers around the world. In a concise essay that combines practical insight with philosophical depth, Soros makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world.

Examines economic theory and the causes of instability in an increasingly global economy, and discusses the concept of open society as a means of preventing financial disintegration.

Philosophy and trading strategies from one of the great investors of our time.

Kritische analyse van de financiële praktijken die aanleiding gaven tot de wereldwijde kredietcrisis in 2007 en 2008.

"In the midst of one of the most serious financial upheavals since the Great Depression, George Soros writes about the origins of the crisis and proposes a set of policies that should be adopted to confront it. Soros places the current crisis in the context of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity. Soros covers the scale of financial distress spreading across Wall Street and other financial centers around the world and makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world."--Provided by publisher.

In the midst of one of the most serious financial upheavals since the Great Depression, George Soros, the legendary financier and philanthropist, has written a significant update to his New York Times bestseller, THE NEW PARADIGM FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS. In these four new chapters, he looks at the depth and breadth of the credit crash and proposes an updated set of policies to confront the global financial crisis.

In a series of lectures at the Central European University in Budapest in October of 2009, George Soros provided a broad overview of his thoughts on economics and politics. The lectures are the culmination of a lifetime of practical and philosophical reflection. In the first and second lecture, Soros discusses his general theory of reflexivity and its application to financial markets, providing insights into the recent financial crisis. The third and fourth lectures examine the concept of open society, which has guided Soros's global philanthropy, as well as the potential for conflict between capitalism and open society. The closing lecture focuses on the way ahead, closely examining the increasingly important economic and political role that China will play in the future. The Soros Lectures presents these five seminal talks into one volume, which offers a condensed and highly readable summary of Soros' worldview.