The Pooring of America: Competition and the Myth of Free Trade

Business & Money

Batra, Ravi

Economics

Collier Books

Bringing his signature insight and expertise, the controversial economist Ravi Batra takes on a host of problems facing the world economy, including the oil and housing bubbles, falling minimum wages, corporate scandals, gross ethical lapses, the rise of celebrity economists at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere, and political crises of all kinds. He is unflinching in his criticism of the global economic elites and the suffering and deprivation they have caused in the lives of ordinary men and women. At the same time, he also offers an expansive, optimistic vision of how the international community can overcome the many challenges before it and bring about something historically unprecedented: true global economic prosperity.

The New Golden Age: A Revolution against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos

St. Martin's: Griffin

By focusing on business and socioeconomic cycles, a trade theorist explains why the United States is headed toward the greatest depression in history and offers specific investment strategies to avoid disaster

Great Depression of 1990

Dell Pub. Co.]

Today, caught up in the fever of election-year rhetoric, leading politicians from Bill Clinton and Bob Dole to Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, Jack Kemp and others, offer Americans a range of ideas meant to address the economic concerns of the day. In The Great American Deception, Ravi Batra tackles their ideas one by one, arguing that they are often based on flimsy logic, and not only won't solve our economic problem, but might make it worse. From the failed notion of trickle down economics to the dangerous consequences of our shift from a manufacturing to a service economy, Batra unravels the mysteries and deception behind today's economic policies. He charts the drastic effects of NAFTA on wage decline and job loss. He shows how imposing higher taxes on the wealthy will stimulate - not stifle - the economy. And he reveals why the flat tax will not work. Ultimately, what Batra proposes is a comprehensive plan that stimulates the economy by restoring the tax and trade levels of the 1960s which saw the fastest growth in our living standard. He favors a rise in the income tax on wealthy individuals and corporations, and a drastic cut in social security tax to be financed partly through higher tariffs. The Great American Deception is must reading at a time when election-year politics and campaign rhetoric are reaching fever pitch. Here, Ravi Batra pulls no punches in his stinging analysis of our current situation, warning that "if the status quo persists, then American real wages and family incomes will continue to fall, manufacturing will keep shedding workers, and we will remain in the clutches of the quiet depression that has plagued the world since 1990."

Great American Deception: What Politicians Won't Tell You About Our Economy and Your Future

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

It's remarkable how often the predictions of economics professor Ravi Batra have proven prescient. Years in advance he predicted the rise of fundamentalism in Iran, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the decline of communism, the stock market crash of 1987, and the September market slump of 1998. The one time Batra seemed to get it wrong was with the prediction of his best-selling book, The Great Depression of 1990. As it turned out, that depression was postponed by massive borrowing from abroad, and what we now face will be all the worse for the delay. The premise of this book is as simple--and as powerful--as the law of supply and demand. In the United States, as in many other countries, we've been producing more and more goods, but wages have not kept pace. That disparity has been papered over by credit cards, easy loans and a huge speculative bubble in the stock market, but cracks are appearing in the walls. Russia, the "Tiger" economies of Asia, and Latin America have been hit hard recently, and Batra predicts similar tough times ahead for the United States. It will begin with a stock market crash in the fall of 1999, followed by a depression made doubly damaging by rising inflation. Its effects will reverberate through the early part of the coming decade. In The Crash of the Millennium, Professor Batra describes how individuals, businesses, and governments can prepare for the hardships that lie ahead. And he tells us how, for those who survive, the future beyond the dark horizon holds decades of prosperity and peace. The author of five international best-sellers, Batra is known for successfully predicting: the stock market crash of 1987 the fall 1998 U.S. stock market slump the current market turmoil in Asia and Latin America a fundamentalist revolution in Iran in 1979 the decline of communism the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Crash of the Millennium: Surviving the Coming Inflationary Depression

Personal Finance

Harmony

From Jacket Flap: Startling in its revelations, bold in its predictions, and overwhelmingly convincing in the evidence it offers, "The Great Depression of 1990" demonstrates that we are headed toward an economic disaster of unprecedented proportions that will occur in 1990 and continue to plague the world at least until 1996. This is not the alarmist cry of some wild-eyed sensationalist, but rather the reasoned conclusion of a respected economist trained in scientific analysis. Dr. Ravi Batra, professor of economics at Southern Methodist University and one of the top trade theorists in the world, persuasively argues that we are moving toward the greatest worldwide depression in history, in which millions of people will suffer catastrophic financial reversals. He explains precisely why it's going to happen and offers a concrete financial strategy to protect our own investments. With a foreword by world-renowned economist Lester Thurow, "The Great Depression of 1990" is crucial reading for everyone who hopes to survive and prosper in the coming economic upheaval.

The Great Depression of 1990: Why it's got to happen---How to protect yourself

Simon&Schuster

Outlines a complete program for financial survival in the tough times ahead, detailing what to buy, hold, and sell--and when

Surviving the Great Depression of 1990: Protect Your Assets and Investments--And Come Out on Top

The author of The Great Depression of 1990 argues that America's failure to keep an eye on its competitors and limit foreign imports has spelled disaster and he sets out a five-year plan for recovery.

The Myth of Free Trade: A Plan for America's Economic Revival

Scribner

In a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal, Pat Buchanan named The Myth of Free Trades as one of the cornerstones of his protectionist economic policy. Written by Dr. Ravi Batra, bestselling economist and author of The Great Depression of 1990, The Myth of Free Trade throws down the gauntlet to economic orthodoxy and challenges the gospel of free trade. Dr. Batra states that "laissez-faire has wrecked U.S. industry and shattered the American dream."
As an anecdote to our economic ills -- the federal deficit, our reliance on foreign imports, widespread downsizing, environmental destruction -- Dr. Batra sets out a five-year plan for economic revival that includes raising tariffs on imports, banning mergers among giant firms, and encouraging domestic competition by splitting huge corporations into smaller units.

The Myth of Free Trade: The Pooring of America

Atria

Bestselling author and economist Ravi Batra identifies the roadblocks to economic prosterity and what we need to do to overcome them.

The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution Against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos

Blackstone Audiobooks

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