The Trouble with Markets: Saving Capitalism from Itself

New Updated and Expanded Edition

In this completely updated edition of this prescient and widely acclaimed book, the latest financial crisis is explained in a historical context. The Great Depression and other periods of economic downturn are investigated and exposed, as Roger Bootle walks readers through the roles of regulators and bankers, and blames financial crisis on the idea that markets can be left alone. Bootle extends his analysis to include the current sovereign debt crisis, the plight of the euro, the intensity of the squeeze on public spending and consumer incomes, and the boom in commodity prices and gold. Bootle lays out a plan for reform of the financial system and a strategy to get us out of the current mess. And he highlights a course for investors to steer through these choppy waters.

One of Britain's best-known economists, Roger Bootle runs Capital Economics, Europe's largest macroeconomics consultancy, which he founded. Roger appears frequently on television and radio and is also a regular columnist for the Daily Telegraph. In the Comment Awards 2012 he was named Economics Commentator of the year. He is the author of widely acclaimed books including: The Trouble with Markets, Money for Nothing and The Death of Inflation. Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee. He was one of the previous Conservative government's "Wise Men." In July 2012, Roger and a team from Capital Economics won the prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize.