Demonstrates that the world is headed toward an economic disaster of unprecedented proportions that will occur in 1990 and will continue until at least 1996.
Explores the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of the Wall Street boom of the 1990s, discussing how it impacted American and world finance and economy.
Explains what a recession is; discusses their causes and how they are predicted and identified; provides examples of recessions throughout history; and examines how people deal with the effects of a recession.
Examines the global reach of the Great Depression in the 1930s, covering the cause and responses, the effects in the United States and across the globe, and the reflection of the times in literature, theater, film, and more.