The World Is Curved：Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy

DavidSmickkeepsalowprofile,butexpertsconsiderhimoneofthemostinsightfulfinancialmarketstrategistsintheworld.Formorethantwodecades,hehasconferredwithcentralbankersandadvisedtopWallStreetexecutivesandinvestors.TheWorldIsCurvedpicksupwhereThomasFriedman'sTheWorldIsFlatleftoff,takinglistenersonaninsider'stourthroughtheprivateofficesofcentralbankers,financeministers,evenprimeministers.Smickrevealshowtoday'sriskyenvironmentcametobe—andwhythemortgagemessisasymptomofpotentiallyfarmoredevastatingtrouble.Hewrestleswiththetwoquestionsoneveryone'smind:Howbadcouldthingsreallygetintoday'svolatileeconomy?Andwhatcanwedoaboutit?TheWorldIsCurvedistherareworkthatspeakssimultaneouslytotheWallStreet,Washington,andLondonelite,yetitsaptstorytellingshowsMainStreetreadershowtosurviveintheseturbulenttimes.