GEORGE SOROS

　　Review
　　"Totally compelling." BBC Business editor Robert Peston "They're wrong about oil, by George. In short, the standard economic assumption that supply and demand drive prices is only a starting point for understanding financial markets. In boom-bust cycles, the textbook theory is not just slightly inaccurate but totally wrong. This is the main argument made by George Soros in his fascinating book on the credit crunch, The New Paradigm for Financial Markets, launched at an LSE lecture last night." The Times "The next generation of economists will have to understand financial bubbles rather than ignore them, as Greenspan and his fellow central bankers have done. They would be well advised to give Soros's theory of reflexivity serious consideration." Sunday Times "(Soros) present(s) a very interesting and disturbing view of how free markets behave, and the nature and extent of the crisis we're in." Sunday Business Post "This was a book that George Soros badly wanted to write. It is probably not what many of its readers expect to read. But it shows that in his deeper thinking about the way markets operate, Soros was several decades ahead of his time... His insights are clear and concisely expressed. They are worth reading for anyone interested in the topic." Financial Times "The runners in the race for the White House should stop and listen to Soros." Independent on Sunday"

　　This updated edition (new in paperback and with 4 added chapters) will be both definitive on recent events, and is set to become an enduring & classic philosophical treatise on the financial markets. 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.George Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivalled, places the current crisis in the context of decades of study of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity. 'This is a once in a lifetime moment', writes Soros in characterizing the scale of financial distress spreading across Wall Street and other financial centres around the world. 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 the world.

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
Setting the Stage
Part One: Perspective
The Core Idea
Autobiography of a Failed Philosopher
The Theory of Reflexivity
Reflexivity in Financial Markets
Part Two: The Current Crisis and Beyond
The Super-Bubble Hypothesis
Autobiography of a Successful Speculator
My Outlook for 2008
Some Policy Recommendations
Part Three:The Crash of 2008 and What it Means
The Crash of 2008
An Economic Recovery Program
My Outlook for 2009
The Fate of the New Paradigm
Conclusion
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index