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The Ezra Klein Show
The book was highlighted across several episodes for its clear explanation of how economic decisions intertwine with global events and for its detailed look at the legal structures behind financial instruments. Hosts and guests repeatedly praised it as the best historical account of the 2008 financial crisis, recommending it as essential reading for understanding the era’s economic turmoil.
Episode: Are Democrats Whistling Past the Graveyard?
He recommended Tooze's work for its clear explanation of how the economy is linked to global events.
The third is one actually that you brought to my attention, which is the book Crash by Adam Tooze, which I think should open the aperture for people about how our economy, all of these decisions are connected to the world in a way that makes everything make a lot more sense.
Episode: A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Create Wealth...
The book was recommended as a great read on the financial crisis that delves into the legal structures of CDOs and CDSs.
I would also in terms especially the financial crisis that we talked about a lot I would name Adam Tooze's Crashed which I think is a great book that also goes into some length into the legal structures of CDOs and CDSs.
Episode: Economics Needs to Reckon With What It Doesn’t Kno...
Ezra Klein said the book was, for his money, the single best history of the 2008 financial crisis.
He's the author of the book Crashed, which for my money is the single best history of the financial crisis, and now of Shutdown, How COVID Shook the World's Economy.
Episode: Economics Needs to Reckon With What It Doesn’t Kno...
The host described it as the single best history of the 2008 financial crisis.
He's the author of the book Crashed, which for my money is the single best history of the financial crisis
Episode: How the World Sees America, With Adam Tooze
The host noted that Tooze had authored Crashed, a book analyzing how a decade of financial crises reshaped the world.
He's written a number of books about moments when systems fall apart and new orders emerge, among them crashed. How a decade of financial crises changed the world.