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Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy Audiobook

By: Daniel Altman
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Read By: Alan Sklar Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781400174294
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18

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49:44 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

11:21 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

27:53 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

What if you could look behind the headlines of the global economy to see how it really worked? Instead of listening to pundits, politicians, and protestors, you could see firsthand how everyone from migrant workers to central bank governors lived their lives. Then you could decide for yourself where the big trends were heading.

Now you can. Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy isn't another polemic for or against globalization. Daniel Altman takes you on a whirlwind journey through more than a dozen cities, gathering points of view from moguls, ministers, and the men and women on the street. At each stop, you'll hear how the world's workers played their parts in the events of a single day. Starting with their stories, related in their own words, you'll take on pressing questions in new ways: Can poor countries become rich too quickly? Can corruption ever be a good thing? Do companies need crises in order to stay competitive? What determines the global economic pecking order? Most important, you'll learn how the billions of decisions made by individuals can and do change the future.

Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy is part travel guide, part owner's manual—an absorbing, accessible, and essential road map for every citizen of the global economy in the twenty-first century.

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"may seem boring, but i like this kind of stuff. very good for basic understanding of fundamental economics."

— Shannonry (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • “Instead of the usual heavy and indigestible fare, Daniel Altman cleverly serves bite-size, tasty portions of economic insight that will leave readers hungry for more.”

    — Sylvia Nasar, New York Times bestselling author

  • Sklar reveals why he's so often tapped to narrate complex...nonfiction. His deft phrasing and ability to modulate vocal intensity keep his pleasing voice well matched to the energy in these ideas.... A critically important audio.

    — AudioFile

  • “A quick read that reminds us that we’re all in this together—and that many of us have an awful lot to learn to keep up with the global economy.”

    — Publishers Weekly

  • “Altman’s book offers a Wall-Street-smart and yet deeply intellectual understanding of our amazingly complex and dynamic world economy. He gives the reader a revealing perspective by viewing the economy at various magnifications, from little vignettes of individuals’ experiences on a single day to grand observations on how it all works together.”

    — Robert Shiller, Professor of Economics and Finance, Yale University; Chief Economist, MacroMarkets LLC; and author of Irrational Exuberance

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Fascinating story about how globalism works, but it seems dated, we need a post-globalism approach, now "

    — Tom, 7/23/2013
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    " This might actually be a good book. It's remarkable that I bothered starting to read a business book at all, so score one for that. "

    — Ami, 12/16/2012
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    " Popular economics, as Altman provides vivid vignettes from the very top of the monetary food chain with bankers, first world consumers and policy makers to the manufacturers in China, the recyclers of old cotton T-shirts in Nigeria and the intricate connections in between. "

    — Margaret, 6/25/2012
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    " the one of the global economy, Altman shows how the system became localise well... "

    — Batur, 12/26/2009
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    " Not too bad, especially considering what has happenned since it was published in 2007. "

    — Jim, 12/10/2009
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    " i think the task of explaining the interconnectedness of the global economy might have been too daunting a task for one book. maybe my hopes were too high, but the chapters were more like snapshots from the global economy instead of an attempt to explain the 'web' of globalization. "

    — kim, 9/22/2007

About Daniel Altman

Daniel Altman is an economist, journalist, and writer. His previous books are Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy and Neoconomy: George Bush’s Revolutionary Gamble with America’s Future. He was formerly an economic advisor to the British government and a columnist at the Economist, New York Times, and International Herald Tribune.

About Alan Sklar

Alan Sklar, a graduate of Dartmouth, has excelled in his career as a freelance voice actor. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has earned him several Earphones Awards, a Booklist Editors’ Choice Award (twice), a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine. He has also narrated thousands of corporate videos for clients such as NASA, Sikorsky Aircraft, IBM, Dannon, Pfizer, AT&T, and SONY.