After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead

Comprehensive. The bookshelf about the financial crisis continues to grow, and the latest valuable contribution I’ve read comes from Alan S. Blinder titled, After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead. There are so many misunderstandings about what happened during the financial crisis that I was pleased to finally read a book that takes on those perceptions and offers the data that might make things clearer for those readers with an open mind. We are entitled to our different viewpoints, but we should share a common fact base. Blinder does a terrific job in presenting data that provides a clear fact base. He analyzes the responses to the crisis, offering a candid critique of what worked and what didn’t. He lists the things that still need to be done. Whether you agree with Blinder or not, any reader interested in public policy and economics should read this book. Rating: Five-star (I love it) Click here to purchase After the Music Stopped from amazon.com.