Greenspan: The Man Behind Money [平装] 0738205249

《GREENSPAN MAN BEHIND THE MONEY(格林斯潘传:左右美国经济的要人)》For the first time,here is the full and fascination life story of the mos unlikely of celebrities,the soft-spoken economist who became the much-heralded Chairman of the Federal Reserve Boars.Justin,a former Fortune magazine staff writer,recounts the series of crisee-from the Crash of '87to2001's market mayhem-faced by Greenspan during his eventful four terms running the Fed.Relying on exclusive interviews with friends and colleagues,Martin also reconstructs Greenspan's hardscrabble childhood,years spent in the inner circle of controversial author Ayn Rand,his youthful days as a jazz clarinetist,and the intellectual and philosophical transfor mation that led to his position of awesome power. 《GREENSPAN MAN BEHIND THE MONEY(格林斯潘传:左右美国经济的要人)》是Justin Martin编写的，由perseus Books group出版发行。 "A delightful account of Greenspan's personal end professionaljourney from nerdy, swing band clarinet player, to icon statusas Federal Reserve chairman...fascinating." ——The New York Times For the first time, here is the full and fascinating life story ofthe most unlikely of celebrities, the soft-spoken economist whobecame the much-heralded Chairman of the Federal ReserveBoard. Justin Martin, a former Fortune magazine staff writer,recounts the series of crises——from the Crash of '87 to 2001'smarket mayhem——faced by Greenspan during his eventful fourterms running the Fed, Relying on exclusive interviews withfriends and colleagues, Martin also reconstructs Greenspan'shardscrabble childhood, years spent in the inner circle of contro-versial author Ayn Rand, his youthful days as a jazz clarinetist,and the intellectual and philosophical transformation that ledto his position of awesome power, "Engrossing, Reading Justin Martin's Greenspan is like watchinga director's cut of your favorite movie." San Francisco Chronicle "Justin Martin lifts the mystery surrounding the genius andoffers an intimate biography of one of the most influential menof our time." ——New York Post "Fascinating and fun to read...A solid and entertaining book," ——The Christian Science Monitor "A home run...The biography is informative, eminently readableand gives a thought-provoking portrait of a man who has a jobof profound importance to us all." ——Business Week.corn Justin Martin is a former staff writer at Fortune magazine whose work has also appeared in Newsweek, Worth, Travel & Leisure, and ESPN magazines. He lives in New York City. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE 1 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 2 JAZZ DAYS 3 NEW HORIZONS 4 RAND AND THE COLLECTIVE 5 THE FIRM 6 SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY 7 “WHIP INFLATION NOW” 8 THE INSIDER 9 WILDERNESS YEARS 10 WILDERNESS YEARS 11 CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN 12 THE CRASE OF'87 13 IT'S THE ECONOMY,STUPID 14 IRRATIONAL EXZUBERANCE 15 THE CULT OF GREENSPAN AFTERWORD:A BEAR OF A YEAR BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES INDEX Rand's vigorously laissez-faire views, though never in a strident oroverly dogmatic way.Lowell Wiltbank became acquainted with Greenspan through Objec-tivist circles and later joined Townsend-Greenspan, where he rose fromphotocopy machine operator to senior staff economist. He recallsRand's pervasive influence on the firm. "There was an absolute rule atTownsend-Greenspan. No communication that came out of the firmshould ever be interpreted to advocate any expansion of governmentinterference in the economy. If we advocated anything in terms of gov-ernment policy, it was deregulation."While Burns, Parker, and Rand were instrumental in Greenspan's de-velopment, he was more than the sum of these influences. A commandof data was a gift that came naturally to him. In a curious way, it canalso be seen as a logical alternative to his failed career in music. Musicinvolves a progression of notes marching toward a satisfying conclu-sion. Data, as well, are meant to be arranged in a series that tells a com-pelling story and achieves resolution. As Greenspan would later tell theNew York Times Magazine: "I get the same kind of joy from solving ahard mathematical problem as I do from hearing a Haydn quartet."Economic consulting also appealed to Greenspan's innate sense ofpragmatism. He'd left Juilliard anxious to start a career in music in lieuof taking classes on music as a career. Greenspan enjoyed rolling up hissleeves and plunging into real-world detail. A case in point: Greenspanfavored paperboard sales as an economic indicator during his time as aconsultant. Paperboard is an incredibly pervasive material, used topackage all kinds of items for shipping. If demand for paperboard wasup, Greenspan took it as a signal that economic activity was on the in-crease. Such a prosaic indicator holds scant appeal for an academiceconomist. But it has the benefit of uncanny accuracy. Greenspan wasforever adding to his toolbox of indicators. People who worked for himover the years were driven to distraction by the ever-increasing amountof data he would track.Client companies looked to Townsend-Greenspan for observationsabout economic conditions on an industry-specific basis. This wouldhelp them to make decisions about hiring, opening new factories, orinvesting in equipment. Clients also looked for available data sliced anddiced in new ways. One of Townsend-Greenspan's most sought-afterservices was monthly estimates of gross national product.

ISBN	0738205249
出版社	Perseus Books Group
作者	Justin Martin
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