Sold out : how broken supply chains, surging inflation and political instability will sink the global economy / James Rickards.
By: Rickards, James [author.]
.Publisher: London : Penguin Business, 2022Description: xxii, 247 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: voumeISBN: 9780241584590.Subject(s): Economic history -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 330.9052 Summary: "Empty shelves, petrol station queues and energy shortages: crises more familiar to those who lived through the 1960s and 1970s have now become a reality for many as global shipping times are squeezed, containers lie unopened at docks and supply shortages push up inflation, increasing the cost of consumer goods from milk to cars to building materials. In Sold Out, James Rickards explains why the shelves are empty, who broke the supply chain and why shortages will persist. He breaks down the history and structure of business around the world to offer readers a behind-the-scenes look at what's really going on, and what they can do to mitigate the worst of what's to come. Drawing on his financial expertise, he explains that consumers and investors need to be nimble to come through this unprecedented turn of events in good shape. Luckily, Rickards is on hand to provide the tools readers need to look ahead, monitor key trends and insulate against risks."-- Penguin site. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451877/sold-out-by-rickards-james/9780241584590
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| 330.9051 FIE Between the crashes : | 330.9051 TOO Crashed : | 330.9052 MOO The economics of COVID-19 : implications of the pandemic for economic thought and public policy / | 330.9052 RIC Sold out : how broken supply chains, surging inflation and political instability will sink the global economy / | 330.941 BRI Britain beyond Brexit / | 330.941 ECO Economics for the many / | 330.941 JOH Follow the money : how much does Britain cost? / |
"Empty shelves, petrol station queues and energy shortages: crises more familiar to those who lived through the 1960s and 1970s have now become a reality for many as global shipping times are squeezed, containers lie unopened at docks and supply shortages push up inflation, increasing the cost of consumer goods from milk to cars to building materials. In Sold Out, James Rickards explains why the shelves are empty, who broke the supply chain and why shortages will persist. He breaks down the history and structure of business around the world to offer readers a behind-the-scenes look at what's really going on, and what they can do to mitigate the worst of what's to come. Drawing on his financial expertise, he explains that consumers and investors need to be nimble to come through this unprecedented turn of events in good shape. Luckily, Rickards is on hand to provide the tools readers need to look ahead, monitor key trends and insulate against risks."-- Penguin site.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451877/sold-out-by-rickards-james/9780241584590