How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly---and the Stark Choices Ahead Audiobook

" This book is a fascinating read that realistically portrays how the world's most advanced countries have thrown away their powerful positions through poor economic policies that have created boom and bust cycles. "

" The book was a great disappointment after the excellent Dead Aid by Moyo. Moyo spends practically the whole first half of the book explaining elementary mathematics again and again in a very tedious manner. The latter half is more interesting, but it still provides fairly little new insight. It's basically just yet another book on the housing crisis. "

" This book has a lot of problems, especially in the second half. I don't recommend it. "

" I was somewhat disappointed. While she challenged our policy regime's framework, she still operated in the context of mainstream economic thinking, which is part of the problem. So her solutions seemed problematic. Still, a useful read for some of her criticisms. "

" Disappointment - very difficult to read, repeating arguments, in the end not bringing that much - even at 224 pages this felt too long. "

" A dense read that draws on the history of American economics to explain and predict the future of the global economy. "

" Huge disappointment. Heard the author before I read this, and had great expectations for reasonable analysis and practical solutions. Instead, there is a lot of dramatic language, self-paraphrasing and very few real ideas. Really not worth the time. "

" A bit too much economics for me - not enough humanity... "

" Best macroeconomics book I have read. Not a text book but an understandable explanation of the current economic situation. I wish a book about solutions for my personal finances was as clear as this book. "

" An intelligent and insightful explanation of the West's decline and the East's increase. A book that will help us understand the current and future economic panorama. A good policy outline, for both the 'West" and "Rest" "

" Excellent insight into the current state of world economic affairs and political systems. "

" Interesting ideas as the U.S. ponders its place in world economics. "

" Moyo's meticulous research was well ironed out and her points well grounded. I'd give it 2.9 stars if it were possible simply bc I wasn't energized by new information. It is worth the read, however. "

" Many interesting, scary, revolutionary, utopian or maybe not so utopian ideas on what the world has come to and how my worst nightmare of China taking over the world might just come true. "

" Very good on the diagnosis of the problems but a little disappointing on the solutions. It does however confirm what most of us already knew and that is the politicians have an awful lot to answer for . "

" A book with a very interesting premise, but which never really goes into enough depth. "

" Moyo's meticulous research was well ironed out and her points well grounded. I'd give it 2.9 stars if it were possible simply bc I wasn't energized by new information. It is worth the read, however. "

" I thought some of the conclusions were spot on, others needed to be a bit more prescriptive. Her final conclusions were a bit sobering in my mind, albeit probably correct - that America lacks the political imperative to make the necessary fiscal changes. A very interesting read. "

" A dense read that draws on the history of American economics to explain and predict the future of the global economy. "

" This is a remarkable book. It helps clarify America's global position--economically, culturally. It provides a solid framework to view America's strengths, weaknesses, and follies. This is an important work "

" I was somewhat disappointed. While she challenged our policy regime's framework, she still operated in the context of mainstream economic thinking, which is part of the problem. So her solutions seemed problematic. Still, a useful read for some of her criticisms. "