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Description From the author of Crashed come a gripping short history of how Covid-19 ravaged the global economy, and where it leaves us now In a matter of weeks, the world's economy was brought to an abrupt halt by governments try to contain a spiralling public health catastrophe. Flights are grounded; supply chains broken; industries from tourism to oil to hospitality collapsed overnight, leave hundreds of millions of people unemployed. Central banks responded with unprecedented interventions, just to keep them economies on life-support. For the first time since the second world war, the entire global economic system contracted. This book tells the story of that shutdown. We do not yet know how this story ends, or what new world we will find on the other side. In this fast-paced, compelling and at times shocking analysis, Adam Tooze surveys the wreckage, and look at where we might be headed next. Show less Details product Paperback Format | 368 pages Dimensions 153 x 234 x 26mm | 446g Publication date 07 Sep 2021 Penguin Publisher Books Ltd Allen Lane Imprint Publication City/Country London,unit Kingdom Language English Isbn13 9780241501771 Bestsellers rank 131.032