How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes: A Review

“Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital has written a book that teaches basic economics in a way that kids will understand and parents can enjoy. Seriously. The polarizing Schiff and his brother Andrew have updated their book How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes for the holidays with illustrations and anecdotes that explain the basic tensions of economic policy and behaviors without completely burying the points in ham-fisted ideologically rooted didacticism.” - in The Blaze.com


Peter Schiff is a well-known commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, TechTicker and FoxNews. He is often referred to as "Doctor Doom" because of his bearish outlook on the economy and the U.S. Dollar in particular. Peter was one of the first from within the professional investment field to call the housing market a bubble. Peter has written a book called "Crash Proof" and a follow-on called "The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets". He is the President of EuroPacific Capital, which is a brokerage specializing in finding dividend-yielding, value-based foreign stocks.