The History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade

Most observers would agree that the US, and in fact the world, economy boomed in the 1990s, providing Americans with a decade of unbridled economic prosperity. Nobel Prize-winning economist and author Joseph Stiglitz agrees that the 1990s were prosperous, but at serious cost. In his new book The Roaring 90s: A History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade (W. W. Norton), Stiglitz argues that the systematic deregulation of the finance, telecommunication and energy sectors that fueled the boom also laid the foundation for the subsequent economic bust. He joins Larry Mantle to debunk the myths of the 90s economic boom.

Most observers would agree that the US, and in fact the world, economy boomed in the 1990s, providing Americans with a decade of unbridled economic prosperity. Nobel Prize-winning economist and author Joseph Stiglitz agrees that the 1990s were prosperous, but at serious cost. In his new book The Roaring 90s: A History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade (W. W. Norton), Stiglitz argues that the systematic deregulation of the finance, telecommunication and energy sectors that fueled the boom also laid the foundation for the subsequent economic bust. He joins Larry Mantle to debunk the myths of the 90s economic boom.