greenspan

Just finished Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence. I found the first half much more interesting than the second half.

In the first half he walks you through his life and how that shaped his view of economics and economic policy. It includes his early beginnings as a jazz musician, he spent a year at Julliard and even played with Stan Getz. During WWII he was a member of the Henry Jerome dance band playing sax and clarinet.

It offered insight not only into his economic perspective, but the economic perspective of the US and the globalization of the economy as well.

In the second half he's a bit more philosophical, opining on world economic forces and our future. It was definitely a bit drier, but I found it thought provoking nonetheless.

It's definitely not for everyone, but I'm glad I read it.