A former member of St. Andrew UMC has published a new book, Money Talks: Alan Greenspan's Free Market Rhetoric and the Tragic Legacy of Reagonomics. Dr. Geoffrey D. Klinger, Professor of Rhetoric and Director of Forensics at DePauw University and son of Dr. J. Philip and Nancy C. Klinger, had just completed his manuscript prior to his untimely death.

 

The book explores the American free market economy espoused by Alan Greenspan, the longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve through decoding the discourse of economics. Combining an analysis of both economics and language, the legacy of Reagonmics is examined in relationship to economic inequality, fiscal policy, public discourse, and the moral economy. How notions of easy money, conspicuous consumption, and unlimited economic growth were harnessed to justify the Free Market revolution is also discussed.

 

The book aims to highlight the drivers of modern inequality and economic distress. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of economic thought and economic discourse. It is intended for academic use but will have great appeal to the general public.  

 

Copies may be ordered through Von's Bookstore in West Lafayette.