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  • How Everyday Signs Can Help Us Navigate the World's Turbulent Economy
  • By: Dr Pippa Malmgren
  • Narrated by: Dr Pippa Malmgren
  • Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)

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Signals

By: Dr Pippa Malmgren
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Publisher's Summary

Signals is the story of the world economy, told in the language of everyday objects, places and events - from magazine covers and supermarkets to public protests.

Pippa Malmgren argues that by being alert to the many signals around us, we can be empowered to deal with the varied troubles and treasures the world economy inevitably brings.

Economics is not just maths and data. Perfume and makeup are part of the world economy, too. Signals will help you understand why the size of chocolate bars, steaks and apartments are shrinking. It explains why the government says we face deflation, yet everyone feels their cost of living is rising and their standard of living is falling. Rising protein prices are felt not just during your weekly shop but by the leaders of emerging markets who are obliged to reach for food and energy assets to feed their people. The increasing near misses between America's spy planes and the fighter jets of China and Russia are no coincidence.

Malmgren reveals how our daily lives are affected by the ongoing battle, created by central bankers, between inflation and deflation. The fallout of this battle is evident in the rise of antiestablishment voting, the return of social unrest to emerging markets, the movement of manufacturing jobs back to the West and pressure from mass immigration.

Economic forces are breaking the social contract between citizens and their states. If the only real solution is innovation, then the key question becomes whether governments are hostile or hospitable to efforts to build tomorrow's economy today.

Malmgren shows us who is already building the future and how to be part of it. With its wonderful range of examples, from a Vogue magazine cover to a protest by a Tibetan monk, Signals demonstrates that although we can't predict the future of the world economy, we can better prepare ourselves for it.

Far from being the concern of only a privileged few, Malmgren shows that economics is a hot topic that touches every life.

Written and read by Dr Pippa Malmgrem.

©2016 Pippa Malmgren (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group

Critic Reviews

"A tour de force." (Lord Rose, former CEO and Chairman of Marks & Spencer)
"Dr Pippa Malmgren's book is essential reading." (Dr Liam Fox, former British Defence Minister)
"Better than Piketty." (James Galbraith, Chair of Government and Business at the University of Texas)

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Great book!

Absolutely loved it! Pippa narrates her book so beautifully, very informative, look forward to her next one.

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about two things, not tied together well

this book is both a beginner's guide to the GFC and economics and about signals to read the world economy. some great insights on both but not tied together well so felt disjointed at often repetitive. I bought it for the 2nd and didn't get enough of it.

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Not about any kind of signalling theory and will date badly because it's mostly a political push

I'm a fan of Pippa Malmgrens work - I'll get that out in front, this isn't a criticism of her broader work, just this book.

If you're looking for something that discusses signalling theory in depth and relates it to the real world, this isn't for you.

What you'll get in this book is a series of stories about how basic occurrences in lots of places were signals of an underlying trend change. It's important to understand and after however many hours I've spent on this book I certainly get the point - but it wasn't necessarily the point I was looking for and I feel like it could have been achieved in half or less of the time.

The book also feels like it does have an ideology to push - and that's ok, but it's not a neutral read of the circumstances.

Overall it is enjoyable - but not robust or in depth. It's a comfortable read, a nice story that could have been written by many people without Pippas deep domain expertise.

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Exceptional

One of those rare books which teaches a man how to fish rather than hand him fish.Thought provoking with a philosophical basis to events in the global economy.Not a book for the purely(blindly) data driven individual but one who recognizes that end results are a combination of factors (including data).Thanks Pippa.

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