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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2019-02-07

Books mentioned on 366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One?

3 books · With Raghuram Rajan · Listen

In 2005, Raghuram Rajan said the financial system was at risk “of a catastrophic meltdown.” After stints at the I.

Stephen Dubner discussed Saving capitalism from the capitalists by Raghuram Rajan and others, Fault Lines by Raghuram Rajan, and The Third Pillar by Raghuram Rajan.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Saving capitalism from the capitalists

    Raghuram Rajan; Luigi Zingales · at 8:43 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “And I had sent her my first book, Saving Capitalism from the Capitalist. It happened to arrive at the time they were looking for a new chief economist.”
    Stephen Dubner 366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One? 2019-02-07
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Fault Lines

    Raghuram Rajan · at 14:22 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “In 2010, Rajan published a book called Fault Lines about what he saw as the underlying causes of the financial crisis.”
    Stephen Dubner 366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One? 2019-02-07
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. The Third Pillar

    Raghuram Rajan · at 33:11 · mentioned 7 times

    The Third Pillar by Raghuram Rajan is an economic history and sociological study exploring how the delicate balance between the state, markets, and communities has broken down over time.

    Discussed
    “And this month, he's publishing a new book called The Third Pillar, How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind.”
    Stephen Dubner 366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One? 2019-02-07
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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