Johan Van Overtveldt
Author of The Chicago School: How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business
About the Author
Johan Van Overtveldt, PhD, is the director of the Belgium-based think tank VKW Metena, which works on a breadth of economics-related issues
Works by Johan Van Overtveldt
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- Birthdate
- 1955
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupations
- Journalist
Politician
businessman
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- Works
- 9
- Members
- 178
- Popularity
- #120,889
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 18
- ISBNs
- 16
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- 1
I don't know if I would want to read this if I were prone to anxiety. Ultimately this reads as something of a warning that the fixes we've put in to prevent disaster previously are starting to pile up and cause their own problems.The historical portion of this book is a great summary.
Not knowing much about the subject, I can't say how much was sacrificed to simplify the topic however, and I can't say whether Overtveldt's diagnosis of our current situation is accurate either, but I can say that the book makes good sense and puts out a decent argument.… (more)