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"Understanding the Great Depression & the Modern Business Cycle"
by Dan Blatt - Publisher of FUTURECASTS online magazine.

AT LAST! An analysis of the fundamental causes of the Great Depression and the current business cycle without ideological clap trap, theory confirmation bias or political spin.

Don't let yourself be caught by surprise by this Obama-Bernanke boom and bust cycle!

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Table of Contents & Introduction

Bernanke's Bubbles (January 2011)	China's Economic Prospects with a review of McGregor, "The Party." (February 2011)	U.S.-China Power Relationship, with reviews of Nye, "The Future of Power," and Walter and Howie, "Red Capitalism." (April 2011)
Lies, Damn Lies and Projections, (August 2011)	Industrial Policy Horror Story with review of Morganson & Rosner, "Reckless Endangerment." (Fannie Mae affordable housing policy) (January 2012)	Creative Destruction with review of Schumpeter, "Can Capitalism Survive?" (May 2012)
Bernanke's Failed Monetary Policy with review of Taylor, "Getting off Track." Taylor Monetary Policy Rule (September 2012)	The Gold Standard and the Great Depression with a review of Eichengreen, "Golden Fetters." (October 2012)	Bruce R. Scott, "Capitalism, Origins and Evolution as System of Governance," Part I, Concept of Capitalism Political Economy (February 2013)
Bruce R. Scott, "Capitalism, Origins and Evolution as System of Governance," Part II, Oligarchs and Stakeholders Issues of Political Economy (February 2013)	The Financial Oligarchs with a review of Johnson & Kwak, "13 Bankers." (March 2013)

Volumes 3-12

2001- 2010

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Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations" (Economic Theory)	Part I, Capitalist Market Mechanisms	Part II, Government Economic Policy.
David Ricardo, "Principles of Political Economy." (Economic Theory)	Joshua Muravchik, "Heaven on Earth" (History of Socialism)	Friedrich A. Hayak, "Road to Serfdom" (Socialism)
Karl Marx, "Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 1 (Communist Theory)	Part I, Value Determined by an Abstract Labor Standard	Part II, Contradictions Asserted in Capitalist Industrialization
Karl Marx, "Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 2 (Communist Theory)	Part III, The Circulation & Expansion of Capital	Part IV, Criticism of Adam Smith
Karl Marx, "Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 3 (Communist Theory)	Part V, Profits	Part VI, Interest, Rent, & Labor Use-Values
John Maynard Keynes, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money." (Economic Theory)	Part I, Elements of the General Theory	Part II, Interest Rates, Aggregate Demand, & the Business Cycle.
Martin Wolf, "Why Globalization Works." ( Market System Globalization)	Part I, Globalization of Market Systems	Part II, Criticism of Market Globalization
Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S., (1867-1960)," Part I, "Greenbacks & Gold (1867-1921)"	Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S. (1867-1960)," Part II, "Roaring Twenties Boom - Great Depression Bust (1921-1933"	Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S. (1867-1960)," Part III, "Age of Chronic Inflation (1933-1960)"
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 1 (1913-1951), Part I, "The Search for Stability (1913-1923)"	Vol. 1 (1913-1951), Part II, "The Engine of Deflation (1923-1933)"
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 1 (1913-1951), Part III, "The Engine of Inflation (1933-1951)"	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part IV, Conflicting Objectives (1951-1960)
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part V, Obsoleting the Business cycle (1961-1969)	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part VI, Nixon Devalues the Dollar, (1969 - 1973)
Meltzer, "History of the Federal Reserve."	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part VII, The Great Inflation (1973-1980)	Vol. 2 (1951-1986) Part VIII, Volcker Imposes Monetary Austerity (1979-1986)
David S. Landes, "Wealth & Poverty of Nations" (Economic Development)		Scott, "The Concept of Capitalism," (Political Economy)

Monk, "The Words We Live By" Annotated Guide to U.S. Constitution	Part I, 1789 Constitution of the United States	Part II, Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Bowen, "Miracle at Philadelphia" The Constitutional Convention	Part I, "The Divisive Issues that Threatened the Union,"	Part II, "The Compromises and Accommodations that Made the Nation."
Isaacson, "Benjamin Franklin"	Ellis, "His Excellency, George Washington"	McCullough, "John Adams"
Ellis, "American Sphinx," Thomas Jefferson	Rakove, "James Madison,"	Tocqueville, "Democracy in America,"

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Porter, Takeuchi & Sakakibara, "Can Japan Compete?"	Shiller, "Irrational Exuberance"	Enriquez, "As the Future Catches You"
Chow, "China's Economic Transformation."	De Soto, "Mystery of Capital"	Krugman, "Return of Depression Economics"
Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."	Gordon, "The Business of America." Economic History	Reynolds, "The New Regionalism: Economic Development
Cooper, "Origin of Financial Crises"	Baumol, Litan & Schramm, "Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism"	Ĺslund, "How Capitalism Was Built" Soviet bloc transformation
Tavakoli, "Dear Mr. Buffett" Credit Crunch elements	Samuelson, "The Great Inflation and its Aftermath."	Lawrence, "Blue Collar Blues, Is Trade to Blame for Rising Income Inequality"
Akerlof & Shiller "Animal Spirits,"	Scott, "The Concept of Capitalism,"	Reinhart & Rogoff, "This Time Is Different"
Yarrow, "Forgive Us Our Debts"		Bremmer, "End of Free Market"

O'Rourke & Williamson, "Globalization and History"	Backman, "Asian Eclipse"	Wallace, "The Future of Ethnicity, Race & Nationality," & Inkeles, "One World Converging." Global Convergence
Garson, "Money Makes the World Go Around"	James, "End of Globalization"	Anderson, "All Connected Now"
Irwin, "Free Trade Under Fire"	Bhagwati, "Free Trade Today"	Stiglitz, "Globalization and its Discontents"
	Bremmer, "End of Free Market"

Shleifer & Vishny, "The Grabbing Hand"	Dror: "Capacity to Govern"	Andrisani, Hakim & Leeds, "Making Government Work."
Lobel, "Presidential Judgment"	Levitt, "Take on the Street"	Chow, "Knowing China"
Olson, "The Rule of Lawyers"	Posner, "Frontiers of Legal Theory, "	Brimelow, "The Worm in the Apple" (Education)
Calleo, "Rethinking Europe's Future"	Perry & Goldman, "Grassroots Political Reform in China."	Mann & Ornstein Congress: "The Broken Branch."

Nye, "Paradox of American Power"	Nye, "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics"	Mearsheimer, "Tragedy of Great Power Politics"
Brzezinski, "Geostrategic Triad"	Mead, "Special Providence"	Gaddis, "Surprise Security & the American Experience."
Chua, "World on Fire" (Ethnonationalist Hatred)	Boot: "The Savage Wars of Peace" (Military History)	Barnett, "The Pentagon's New Map" (Military Strategy)
Ferguson, "Colossus"	Mead, "God and Gold"	Robinson, "Tell Me How This Ends"
	Halper, "Beijing Consensus,"

Gratzer, "The Cure"	Richmond & Fine, "The Health Care Mess"	Porter & Teisberg, "Redefining Health Care"
Willett, "Eat, Drink & be Healthy"		Katzen & Willett, "Eat, Drink &Weigh Less"

Theroux, "Dark Star Safari" (Africa)	Guest, "The Shackled Continent." (Africa)	Easterly, "White Man's Burden" (Africa)
Posner, "Public Intellectuals" (Advocacy scholars)	Kotlikoff & Burns, "The Coming Generational Storm" (Demography)	Herman, Olivo, Gioia, "Impending Crisis" (Management)
	Harrison & Huntington, "Culture Matters"

The most accurate, complete, and non ideological account of the facts of the Great Depression available anywhere!

Speak the truth, my son! Though the heavens fall from the sky, speak the truth!

Futurecasts	Great Depression Chronology	Economic Basics
Book Reviews	Foundations of Freedom	Authoritative Myths

F uturecasts coverage		2010 Futurecasts review
21st Century futurecast	Economic futurecast	Government futurecast
International futurecast	Military futurecast	Middle East futurecast
Heedless government	Government by crisis	Congress: The engine of inflation

David Kennedy, "Freedom from Fear" (I) The Great Depression	David Kennedy, "Freedom from Fear" (II) World War II	J. M. Roberts, "Twentieth Century"
Conquest, "Reflections on Ravaged Century"	Gaddis, "We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History" (1945-1963)	Kotkin, "Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse" (1970-2000)
Meier, "Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall."	Gaddis, "The Cold War"	Kuklick, "Blind Oracles: Intellectuals & War from Kennan to Kissinger."
MacMillan, "Paris 1919" (I) Reordering of Europe.	MacMillan, "Paris, 1919" (II) Reordering of Middle East & Far East. Treaty of Versailles	Keynes, "Consequences of the Peace."
Ĺslund, "How Capitalism Was Built" Soviet bloc transformation	Samuelson, "The Great Inflation and its Aftermath."	Allen, "1931: The Year of the Great Worldwide Financial Crash."

Armstrong: "Principles of Forecasting."	Glenn & Gordon, "State of the Future at the Millennium"	Duin, "Qualitative Futures Research for Innovation"
	Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."

Summaries of controversies and facts	The Crash of '29	Rebound from Crash of '29
Collapse of agriculture (1930)	Debate begins (1931)	Collapse of international finance (1931)
Collapse of WW-I financial obligations (1932)		Collapse of governments (1932-1933)

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20th century absurdities	Economic myths	Economic statistics
Profits and capitalist productivity	Myths that have misguided policy	Modern advocacy scholars
25 year economic forecasts	Capital as purchasing power	Future economic myths
Observations in Czech Republic & Eastern Germany	Observations in China	Understanding Inflation
Who Is To Blame?	Why Do They Hate Us?	Keynesian theory from Keynes to Krugman
Administered Prices & Health Care Entitlements	Moral Hazard & Conflicts of Interest in the Credit Crunch	Monetary Inflation and Business Cycle Volatility
Understanding the Credit Crunch		Our Government Directed Business Cycle

FUTURECASTS BOOK

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