01674cam a2200289 4500 133559492 TxAuBib 20080523120000.0 080331s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008013695 9781586486839 $22.95 1586486837 $22.95 DLC DLC YDXCP BAKER C#P UPZ DLC TxAuBib Soros, George. The new paradigm for financial markets : the credit crisis of 2008 and what it means / George Soros. 1st ed. New York : PublicAffairs, 2008. xxiv, 162 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Introduction -- Setting the stage -- The core idea -- Autobiography of a failed philosopher -- The theory of reflexivity -- Reflexivity in financial markets -- The super-bubble hypothesis -- Autobiography of a successful speculator -- My outlook for 2008 -- Some policy recommendations. 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. 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. 20080815. Financial crises United States. Credit United States. United States Economic policy. United States Economic conditions 21st century.