false 76751 3191235 1586486837 9781586486839 46 <![CDATA[The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crash of 2008 and What It Means]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3191235.The_New_Paradigm_for_Financial_Markets_The_Credit_Crash_of_2008_and_What_It_Means 3.22 154 76751 3.27 396 94 2008 369708 0471445495 9780471445494 10 <![CDATA[The Alchemy of Finance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194324m/369708.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194324s/369708.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369708.The_Alchemy_of_Finance 3.38 58 "The Alchemy of Finance joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace."
––Paul Tudor Jones
From the Foreword to the First Edition

"An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-making process of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic."
––The Wall Street Journal

"A breathtakingly brilliant book. Soros is one of the core of masters . . . who can actually begin to digest the astonishing complexity . . . of the game of finance in recent years."
––Esquire

"A seminal investment book . . . it should be read, underlined, and thought about page by page, concept by idea. . . . He’s the best pure investor ever . . . probably the finest analyst of the world in our time."
–– Barton M. Biggs
Director, BKF Capital Group, Inc.

Updated to include a new Preface and Introduction by Soros, and a Foreword by Paul A. Volcker

George Soros is unquestionably the most powerful and profitable investor in the world today. Dubbed by BusinessWeek as "The Man Who Moves Markets," Soros once made a billion dollars by betting that the British pound would be devalued. Soros is not merely a man of finance, but a thinker to reckon with as well. In The Alchemy of Finance, this extraordinary man reveals the investment strategies that have made him "a superstar among money managers"(The New York Times).

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 309021 3.49 63 13 1988 369711 1586483595 9781586483593 8 <![CDATA[The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194325m/369711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194325s/369711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369711.The_Age_of_Fallibility_Consequences_of_the_War_on_Terror 3.68 22 After reflecting on his support of a losing Democrat for president, George Soros steps back to revisit his views on why George Bush's policies around the world fall short in the arenas most important to Soros: democracy, human rights and open society. As a survivor of the Holocaust and a life-long proponent of free expression, Soros understands the meaning of freedom. And yet his differences with George Bush, another proponent of freedom, are profound.

In this powerful essay Soros spells out his views and how they differ from the president's. He reflects on why the Democrats may have lost the high ground on these values issues and how they might reclaim it. As he has in his recent books, On Globalization and The Bubble of American Supremacy, Soros uses facts, anecdotes, personal experience and philosophy to illuminate a major topic in a way that both enlightens and inspires.

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2006 369705 1586482785 9781586482787 3 <![CDATA[George Soros on Globalization]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194324m/369705.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194324s/369705.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369705.George_Soros_on_Globalization 2.97 30 At this critical juncture, George Soros, a major proponent of globalization, takes to task the many institutions that have failed to keep pace with our global economy. At the same time, he offers a compelling new paradigm to bring the institutions and the economy back into necessary alignment. Economics are amoral, he argues - but neither our society nor our economy can afford to function without a distinct system of right and wrong. As we look toward the future and wonder what's ailing our economy, where our jobs are going, and whether the power of economics can be harnessed for positive changes, this thoroughly updated edition of George Soros on Globalization is a report no citizen of the world can do without.

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2002 318329 1586480197 9781586480196 4 <![CDATA[Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173727998m/318329.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173727998s/318329.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318329.Open_Society_Reforming_Global_Capitalism 3.04 28 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller The Crisis of Global Capitalism.

Lauded by the New York Times as "brilliant and persuasive," and published in more than thirty-five foreign editions, George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an instant classic. A must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and that have thrust us into a state of financial flux and international economic insecurity. Now Soros takes a whole new look at the arguments he made in that book, incorporating the very latest in global economic and political developments. He shows how the recovery following the economic meltdown of 1998 may have been a false dawn, leaving us in a much more precarious position than we realize. He also explores surprising connections between events like the war in Kosovo and the economic wealth of nations. And he offers new insights into the fates of Russia, Asia, Europe and the United States. Demonstrating that our still unquestioning faith in market forces blinds us to crucial economic instabilities, Open Society provides an inspiring vision of how to fix the flaws in the system - suggestions that have already influenced leaders at the IMF, the World Bank, and in many national governments.

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2000 659751 0753818604 9780753818602 2 <![CDATA[The Bubble of American Supremacy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176846873m/659751.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176846873s/659751.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/659751.The_Bubble_of_American_Supremacy 3.50 22 The Bubble of American Supremacy, Soros warns that American efforts to be the ultimate global superpower will not only be unsuccessful but will make America and the world infinitely more unstable. Bush and company, he says, have callously used the events of September 11th for their own political gain and misled the world about the threat posed by Iraq. In previous American presidential elections, billionaires Steve Forbes and Ross Perot have tried to run for president themselves to address the country's problems, but Soros--while no less zealous about his convictions--sees his role a little differently. "I have made it my primary objective to persuade the American public to reject President Bush in the upcoming elections," he writes, "We have been deceived." The arguments he makes and the evidence he presents are interesting enough, although there really isn't anything here that hasn't been written in scores of other anti-Bush books released around the same time. What sets Soros's book apart from all the others is the recurring presence of Soros himself, frequently citing previous books he's written, speeches he's made, and highlights of his career. The pronoun "I" is never far away. Granted, it's been an interesting career; his financial success coupled with his passionate political convictions would make for a terrific memoir, but at times in this book Soros's ego gets almost comically in the way. Referring to his long-held support for open societies, he says this philosophy "could almost be called the Soros doctrine" only to renounce propriety over it a page later. Soros is a capable writer and a clear thinker, and he ably articulates his views. Readers interested in criticisms of Bush and company have several options but readers interested in George Soros will find plenty to satisfy them here. --John Moe]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2004 369704 0471119776 9780471119777 3 <![CDATA[Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194323m/369704.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194323s/369704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369704.Soros_on_Soros_Staying_Ahead_of_the_Curve 3.19 21
"The outcome [of this book] is a summing up of my life's work. . . As I finish the book, I feel I have succeeded."-George Soros from the Preface

Critical praise for Soros on Soros

"If you have ever wanted to sit down for a candid conversation with a phenomenal financial success, George Soros's book provides the opportunity. You will meet a complex man and a first-rate mind."-Henry A. Kissinger

"The best expert on Soros is undoubtedly George Soros! After all, who is better equipped to tell us what he really thinks and how he thinks, a matter of some importance given the fact that he has translated a remarkable personal financial success into a truly generous and historically significant effort to promote postcommunist democracy." -Zbigniew Brzezinski

"The best X-ray of the mind of the master yet." -Barton M. Biggs

"George Soros brings a lot more to the world of finance than the intuition and nerve of a born trader-and in Soros on Soros he's no longer bashful about telling us about it. A philosopher at heart, George attributes his success at investing to a theory of the interaction of reality and human perception. What really drives the man now, with a personal fortune beyond all personal need, is a different kind of strategic investing-investment to build in Eastern Europe the kind of open societies he came to value in his own life." -Paul A. Volcker

Financial guru George Soros is one of the most colorful and intriguing figures in the financial world today. Now in Soros on Soros, readers are given their most intimate and revealing look yet into the life and mind of the one BusinessWeek dubbed, "The Man Who Moves Markets."

Soros on Soros interweaves financial theory and personal reminiscence, political analysis and moral reflection to offer a compelling portrait of the world (and its markets) according to Soros. In an interview-style narrative with Byron Wien, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and with German journalist Krisztina Koenen, Soros vividly describes the genesis of his brilliant financial career and shares his views on investing and global finance, politics and the emerging world order, and the responsibility of power.

Speaking with remarkable candor, he traces his progress from Holocaust survivor to philosophy student, unsuccessful tobacco salesman to the world's most powerful and profitable trader and introduces us to the people and events that helped shape his character and his often controversial views.

In describing the investment theories and financial strategies that have made him "a superstar among money managers" (The New York Times), Soros tells the fascinating story of the phenomenally successful Soros Fund Management and its $12 billion flagship, Quantum Fund. He also offers fresh insights into some of his most sensational wins and losses, including a firsthand account of the $1 billion he made going up against the British pound and the fortune he lost speculating on the yen. Plus: Soros's take on the devaluation of the peso and currency fluctuations internationally.

He tells of the personal and professional crises that more than once threatened to destroy him and of the personal resources he drew upon to turn defeat into resounding victory. And he explains his motivations for establishing the Soros Foundation and the Open Society Institute through which he worked to build open societies in postcommunist countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Finally, turning his attention to international politics, Soros offers keen insights into the current state of affairs in Russia and the former communist bloc countries and analyzes the reasons behind and likely consequences of the West's failure to properly integrate them into the free world. He also explores the crisis of the ERM and analyzes the pros and cons of investing in a number of emerging markets.

Find out what makes one of the greatest financial wizards of this or any age tick. Soros on Soros is a must read for anyone interested in world finance and international policy.]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 1995 369710 0471043133 9780471043133 3 <![CDATA[The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194325m/369710.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174194325s/369710.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369710.The_Alchemy_of_Finance_Reading_the_Mind_of_the_Market 3.83 12
"The Alchemy joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace." - Paul Tudor Jones from the Foreword

"An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-making process of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic."- The Wall Street Journal

"A breathtakingly brilliant book. Soros is one of the core of masters . . . who can actually begin to digest the astonishing complexity . . . of the game of finance in recent years."- Esquire

"A seminal investment book . . . it should be read, underlined, and thought about page-by-page, concept-by-idea. . . . He's the best pure investor ever . . . probably the finest analyst of the world in our time." - Barton M. Biggs, Morgan Stanley

George Soros is unquestionably the most powerful and profitable investor in the world today. Dubbed by BusinessWeek as "The Man Who Moves Markets," Soros has made a billion dollars going up against the British pound. Soros is not merely a man of finance, but a thinker to reckon with as well. Now, in The Alchemy of Finance, this extraordinary man reveals the investment strategies that have made him "a superstar among money managers" (The New York Times).]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 1987 1782573 1891620274 9781891620270 2 <![CDATA[The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Open Society Endangered]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188267887m/1782573.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188267887s/1782573.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1782573.The_Crisis_of_Global_Capitalism_Open_Society_Endangered 4.00 7 In THE CRISIS OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM, Soros dissects the current crisis and economic theory in general, revealing how theoretical assumptions have combined with human behavior to lead to today's mess. He shows how unquestioning faith in market forces blinds us to crucial instabilities, and how those instabilities have chain-reacted to cause the current crisis-a crisis that has the potential to get much, much worse. But there is a way out, and it involves embracing the concept of the open society. And by doing so we can save not only our financial system, but also our civilization.

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 1998 318331 0316855987 9780316855983 2 <![CDATA[Open Society]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173727999m/318331.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173727999s/318331.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318331.Open_Society 3.20 5 76751 3.27 396 94 2000 1192980 1586482173 9781586482176 2 <![CDATA[The Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American Power]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181776595m/1192980.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181776595s/1192980.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1192980.The_Bubble_of_American_Supremacy_Correcting_the_Misuse_of_American_Power 3.00 5 The Bubble of American Supremacy, Soros warns that American efforts to be the ultimate global superpower will not only be unsuccessful but will make America and the world infinitely more unstable. Bush and company, he says, have callously used the events of September 11th for their own political gain and misled the world about the threat posed by Iraq. In previous American presidential elections, billionaires Steve Forbes and Ross Perot have tried to run for president themselves to address the country's problems, but Soros--while no less zealous about his convictions--sees his role a little differently. "I have made it my primary objective to persuade the American public to reject President Bush in the upcoming elections," he writes, "We have been deceived." The arguments he makes and the evidence he presents are interesting enough, although there really isn't anything here that hasn't been written in scores of other anti-Bush books released around the same time. What sets Soros's book apart from all the others is the recurring presence of Soros himself, frequently citing previous books he's written, speeches he's made, and highlights of his career. The pronoun "I" is never far away. Granted, it's been an interesting career; his financial success coupled with his passionate political convictions would make for a terrific memoir, but at times in this book Soros's ego gets almost comically in the way. Referring to his long-held support for open societies, he says this philosophy "could almost be called the Soros doctrine" only to renounce propriety over it a page later. Soros is a capable writer and a clear thinker, and he ably articulates his views. Readers interested in criticisms of Bush and company have several options but readers interested in George Soros will find plenty to satisfy them here. --John Moe]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2003 133127 1586482920 9781586482923 2 <![CDATA[The Bubble of American Supremacy: The Costs of Bush's War in Iraq]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172016334m/133127.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172016334s/133127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133127.The_Bubble_of_American_Supremacy_The_Costs_of_Bush_s_War_in_Iraq 3.50 4 The Bubble of American Supremacy, Soros warns that American efforts to be the ultimate global superpower will not only be unsuccessful but will make America and the world infinitely more unstable. Bush and company, he says, have callously used the events of September 11th for their own political gain and misled the world about the threat posed by Iraq. In previous American presidential elections, billionaires Steve Forbes and Ross Perot have tried to run for president themselves to address the country's problems, but Soros--while no less zealous about his convictions--sees his role a little differently. "I have made it my primary objective to persuade the American public to reject President Bush in the upcoming elections," he writes, "We have been deceived." The arguments he makes and the evidence he presents are interesting enough, although there really isn't anything here that hasn't been written in scores of other anti-Bush books released around the same time. What sets Soros's book apart from all the others is the recurring presence of Soros himself, frequently citing previous books he's written, speeches he's made, and highlights of his career. The pronoun "I" is never far away. Granted, it's been an interesting career; his financial success coupled with his passionate political convictions would make for a terrific memoir, but at times in this book Soros's ego gets almost comically in the way. Referring to his long-held support for open societies, he says this philosophy "could almost be called the Soros doctrine" only to renounce propriety over it a page later. Soros is a capable writer and a clear thinker, and he ably articulates his views. Readers interested in criticisms of Bush and company have several options but readers interested in George Soros will find plenty to satisfy them here. --John Moe]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2004 2700189 9794615773 0 <![CDATA[Open Society Reforming Global Capitalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201668234m/2700189.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201668234s/2700189.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2700189.Open_Society_Reforming_Global_Capitalism 2.50 2 76751 3.27 396 94 2006 2345368 382181165X 9783821811659 0 <![CDATA[George Soros im Gesprach mit Krisztina Koenen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2345368.George_Soros_im_Gesprach_mit_Krisztina_Koenen 3.00 1 76751 3.27 396 94 1994 2345069 3828600972 9783828600973 0 <![CDATA[Die Krise des globalen Kapitalismus: Offene Gesellschaft in Gefahr]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2345069.Die_Krise_des_globalen_Kapitalismus_Offene_Gesellschaft_in_Gefahr 3.00 1 76751 3.27 396 94 1998 1936538 1586482270 9781586482275 0 <![CDATA[Underwriting Democracy: Encouraging Free Enterprise and Democratic Reform Among the Soviets and in Eastern Europe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190578176m/1936538.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190578176s/1936538.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1936538.Underwriting_Democracy_Encouraging_Free_Enterprise_and_Democratic_Reform_Among_the_Soviets_and_in_Eastern_Europe 2.00 1 George Soros has done more for open societies than any other private citizen in the world. In Underwriting Democracy he describes his experiences helping to bring about democratic change in Eastern Europe--experiences that are especially relevant now that our country has begun to intervene (though in an entirely different way than Soros) to create functioning democracies. Throughout the 1980s George Soros worked to identify and fund the growing political movements that caused the downfall of Eastern Europe's Communist governments. He established foundations, first in his native Hungary, and then in eight other countries, and used them to finance everything from the installation of previously forbidden copying machines in public libraries to the creation of experimental schools, clubs, and workshops for the support of dissidents. This unprecedented, and brilliant, financial and logistical support helped to bring down the communist regimes in peaceful revolutions across the continent. These are thrilling stories about facing down-and getting past-the Communist party powers in order to change these nations from the inside out.

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2004 6092815 6071100402 9786071100405 0 <![CDATA[El nuevo paradigma de los mercados financieros. Para entender la crisis economica actual.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6092815.El_nuevo_paradigma_de_los_mercados_financieros_Para_entender_la_crisis_economica_actual_ 1.00 1 76751 3.27 396 94 2008 2362103 0297820559 9780297820550 0 <![CDATA[Opening the Soviet System]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2362103.Opening_the_Soviet_System 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1990 2689567 8401012120 9788401012129 0 <![CDATA[La Crisis Del Capitalismo Global]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2689567.La_Crisis_Del_Capitalismo_Global 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1999 2465277 1560150424 9781560150428 0 <![CDATA[The Alchemy of Finance : Reading the Mind of the Market. 2 Cassettes]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2465277.The_Alchemy_of_Finance_Reading_the_Mind_of_the_Market_2_Cassettes 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2000 4480118 3938350393 9783938350393 0 <![CDATA[Die Alchemie der Finanzen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4480118.Die_Alchemie_der_Finanzen 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2007 4480119 3898792293 9783898792295 0 <![CDATA[Die +â-ära der Fehlentscheidungen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4480119.Die_ra_der_Fehlentscheidungen 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2006 369714 9509495948 9789509495944 0 <![CDATA[Soros Por Soros - Anticipando El Futuro]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369714.Soros_Por_Soros_Anticipando_El_Futuro 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1996 2362105 0307273660 9780307273666 0 <![CDATA[Burbuja De La Supremacia Norteamer., La]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2362105.Burbuja_De_La_Supremacia_Norteamer_La 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2005 2362108 9500715325 9789500715324 0 <![CDATA[Crisis del Capitalismo Global, La]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2362108.Crisis_del_Capitalismo_Global_La 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1999 5146643 2207260887 9782207260883 0 <![CDATA[VÉRITÉ SUR LA CRISE FINANCIÈRE]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5146643.V_RIT_SUR_LA_CRISE_FINANCI_RE 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 0 2362110 2259190154 9782259190152 0 <![CDATA[La crise du capitalisme mondial]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2362110.La_crise_du_capitalisme_mondial 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1999 2362111 0553476718 9780553476712 0 <![CDATA[Soros On Soros]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2362111.Soros_On_Soros 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1995 7057134 0641965907 9780641965906 0 <![CDATA[The Bubble of American Supremacy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7057134-the-bubble-of-american-supremacy 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2004 7057135 0641720076 9780641720079 0 <![CDATA[The Bubble of American Supremacy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7057135-the-bubble-of-american-supremacy 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2004 4479458 382860160X 9783828601604 0 <![CDATA[Die offene Gesellschaft]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4479458.Die_offene_Gesellschaft 0.0 0 Eine Reform des kapitalistischen Weltsystems sei dringend geboten, denn der Sieg des Kapitalismus habe nicht zum Sieg der Demokratie geführt. "Kapitalismus und Demokratie gehen nicht zwangsläufig Hand in Hand", und es sei ein Irrglaube anzunehmen, dem Gemeinwohl sei am besten gedient, wenn man jedermann gestatte, seine Eigeninteressen zu verfolgen. Märkte sind nicht dafür gemacht, die Interessen der Allgemeinheit zu schützen, und auch der Staat bietet hier keine Alternative, da seine Macht im Zuge der Globalisierung schrumpft. "Wenn uns universale Grundsätze wie Freiheit, Demokratie und Rechtsstaat wirklich etwas bedeuten", mahnt Soros, "dann müssen wir andere Institutionen schaffen, um diese Prinzipien zu sichern".

Die Lösung liege im Konzept der offenen Gesellschaft, das Soros in Anlehnung an Karl Popper "als einer Vereinigung freier Individuen, die in einem gesetzlich geregelten Rahmen gegenseitig ihre Rechte respektieren" definiert. Dieses gesellschaftliche Ideal hat freilich einen mächtigen Feind, den so genannten "Marktfundamentalismus", der die "kollektiven Entscheidungsprozesse abschaffen und alle politischen und sozialen Werte dem Marktwert unterordnen" möchte. Soros plädiert daher "für eine weltweite Allianz der Demokratien, mit der sich die Entwicklung offener Gesellschaften in einzelnen Ländern fördern ließe und die gleichzeitig jene internationale Rechtsnormen und Institutionen stärken könnte, die eine offene Weltgesellschaft voraussetzt".

Ganz im Stile seines Bestsellers Die Krise des globalen Kapitalismus nutzt Soros das Buch für einen Frontalangriff auf die etablierten Wirtschaftswissenschaften und die Jünger des "Marktfundamentalismus". Mit seinem Konzept der offenen Gesellschaft bietet er eine griffige Alternative zum zügellosen kapitalistischen Weltsystem, wenngleich seine Vorschläge zur konkreten Umsetzung dieses Ideals seltsam wage bleiben und wie der Rest des Buches nicht wirklich überzeugen können. --Stephan Fingerle

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2001 4479460 389667255X 9783896672551 0 <![CDATA[Die Vorherrschaft der USA - eine Seifenblase.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4479460.Die_Vorherrschaft_der_USA_eine_Seifenblase_ 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2004 418286 0297793314 9780297793311 0 <![CDATA[The Alchemy of Finance Reading the Mind of the Market]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/418286.The_Alchemy_of_Finance_Reading_the_Mind_of_the_Market 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1988 6660050 0 <![CDATA[The Crash of 2008 and What it Means: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6660050-the-crash-of-2008-and-what-it-means 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2009 412339 8408045512 9788408045519 0 <![CDATA[Globalizacion]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412339.Globalizacion 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2002 6442958 1586487922 9781586487928 0 <![CDATA[The Crash of 2008 and What it Means: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6442958-the-crash-of-2008-and-what-it-means 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2009 7112227 8883638255 0 <![CDATA[L'era della fallibilità - Le conseguenze della guerra al terrore]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257629721m/7112227.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257629721s/7112227.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7112227-l-era-della-fallibilit-le-conseguenze-della-guerra-al-terrore 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2007 1847863 0029302854 9780029302859 0 <![CDATA[Underwriting Democracy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1847863.Underwriting_Democracy 0.0 0 George Soros has done more for open societies than any other private citizen in the world. In Underwriting Democracy he describes his experiences helping to bring about democratic change in Eastern Europe--experiences that are especially relevant now that our country has begun to intervene (though in an entirely different way than Soros) to create functioning democracies. Throughout the 1980s George Soros worked to identify and fund the growing political movements that caused the downfall of Eastern Europe's Communist governments. He established foundations, first in his native Hungary, and then in eight other countries, and used them to finance everything from the installation of previously forbidden copying machines in public libraries to the creation of experimental schools, clubs, and workshops for the support of dissidents. This unprecedented, and brilliant, financial and logistical support helped to bring down the communist regimes in peaceful revolutions across the continent. These are thrilling stories about facing down-and getting past-the Communist party powers in order to change these nations from the inside out.

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 1991 1847865 0316849545 9780316849548 0 <![CDATA[The Crisis of Global Capitalism]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1847865.The_Crisis_of_Global_Capitalism 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 1998 6439196 0 <![CDATA[Reflections on the Crash of 2008 and What it Means: An E-Book Update to the New Paradigm For Financial Markets]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6439196-reflections-on-the-crash-of-2008-and-what-it-means 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2009 4479561 3596147360 9783596147366 0 <![CDATA[Die Krise des globalen Kapitalismus. Offene Gesellschaft in Gefahr.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4479561.Die_Krise_des_globalen_Kapitalismus_Offene_Gesellschaft_in_Gefahr_ 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2000 4479563 3828601847 9783828601840 0 <![CDATA[Der Globalisierungsreport]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4479563.Der_Globalisierungsreport 0.0 0 Die Krise des globalen Kapitalismus als einer der profiliertesten Kritiker des Weltfinanzsystems. Gegner werfen ihm allerdings vor, kaum konkrete Lösungsvorschläge für die von ihm diagnostizierten Missstände vorgelegt zu haben -- zu Recht, wie Soros freimütig einräumt. Mit seinem jüngsten Werk möchte er das nun ändern.

Der Globalisierungsreport liefert konstruktive Vorschläge für eine Reform des globalen Finanzsystems, die darauf zielen, die bestehenden Verzerrungen und Ungerechtigkeiten zu beseitigen. Zwei Maßnahmen stehen dabei im Vordergrund: eine Stärkung internationaler Institutionen wie WTO, Weltbank und Internationaler Währungsfonds, und eine wettbewerbsorientierte Neustrukturierung der Auslandshilfe.

Beide Ansätze sind nicht neu. Bereits in seinem vorherigen Buch, Die offene Gesellschaft, plädierte Soros für eine stärkere Reglementierung der Finanzmärkte -- und gleichzeitig für eine Neuordnung der internationalen Beziehungen zugunsten der unterentwickelten Staaten. Sein "SZR-Vorschlag" knüpft an diesen Vorgaben an. In seinem Kern beinhaltet er die Finanzierung internationaler Hilfs- und Sozialprogramme mittels Sonderziehungsrechten (SZR). Dabei handelt es sich um eine Art zusätzliche Währungsreserve, die der IWF an seine Mitgliedsstaaten ausgibt. Soros schlägt vor, dass reichere Staaten ihre Zuteilungen zugunsten der Entwicklungsländer spenden, und dass eine Art Markt geschaffen wird, auf dem Hilfsprogramme um die Mittel der Geldgeber konkurrieren.

Soros hat natürlich den immensen Vorteil, die besten Experten konsultieren zu können. Diese halten den "SZR-Vorschlag" für praktikabel, womit er zumindest die Chance erhält, von den Mächtigen der Welt beachtet zu werden. Ob dieser Plan aber auch realisiert werden wird, hängt ganz entscheidend vom Verhalten der USA ab. Und diese lehnen bislang jeden Eingriff in ihre nationale Souveränität vehement ab -- und nichts anderes wäre eine Stärkung der internationalen Finanzinstitutionen. Ob es Soros gelingen wird, genügend öffentlichen Druck zu erzeugen, um die US-Regierung zur Einkehr zu bewegen? --Stephan Fingerle

]]> 76751 3.27 396 94 2002 6659449 0 <![CDATA[The New Paradigm for Financial Markets]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6659449-the-new-paradigm-for-financial-markets 0.0 0 76751 3.27 396 94 2008 6461007 1607961040 9781607961048 0 <![CDATA[Invest like a Billionaire: If you are not watching the best investor in the world, who are you watching? (2009)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6461007-invest-like-a-billionaire 0.0 0 The following are the investment management companies and their holdings* (for 2008) that you will find in this book:

Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway

George Soros - Fund Management

Richard Aster - Aster Management

Dr. Sam Stewart - Wasatch Advisors

Jim W. Oberweis - Oberweis Management

Arnie Schneider III - Schneider Capital

Scott Satterwhite - Artisan Funds

James Miles - Hotchkis and Wiley

John Keeley - Keeley Asset Management

William B. Frels - Mairs & Power Funds

Invest like a Billionaire:

If you're not following the top investors in the world, who are you following?

*Shares Held, Change in Shares, and Position Change as of Sep/30/08

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