Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Dies at 100; Legacy Critically Examined
Alan Greenspan, former US Federal Reserve chairman and influential economic policymaker, has died at 100. His legacy, including his role during the 2008-09 global financial crisis, is being re-evaluated, with some critics offering a critical perspective on his economic policies.
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RIP Alan Greenspan: you were charming, powerful, and wrong | Robert Reich
The former Federal Reserve chair was a smart guy – but he had a huge blind spot. Here’s what I wish I’d said to him Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. My students don’t recognize his name, but you probably do. When he was chair of the Federal Reserve – for more than 18 years, from 11 August 1987 to 31 January 2006 – he not only ran the US (and most of the world’s) economy but was also in many ways the most powerful person in the US. Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a p...
By Robert Reich
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Alan Greenspan, one of the most influential economic policymakers in modern US history, has died aged 100.
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