Post Pandemic
In the January 17, 2021, issue of the New York Times Book Review, Zachery Karabell reviewed four new books that look at life after Covid. It doesn’t take long for some people to write a book, does it? You may be too excited, depressed, fretful or antsy to read anything else about Covid; but, these books offer differing scenarios of a world that will become a post-pandemic world–hopefully sometime soon.
Life After Covid-19, Lesson from Past Pandemics, by Bob Gordon
The reviewer gives Gordon’s book high marks for documenting past pandemics, but he notes that a book written over the past summer is inadequate to address new advances and possible consequences.
Post Corona, From Crisis to Opportunity, by Scott Galloway
Galloway focuses on technology trends that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, with particular emphasis on the effects on higher education and the need for more competition in the tech industry.
The New Great Depressison, Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World, by James Rickards
“A veritable goldmine of actionable items, IF you are willing to take action on his recommendations. So far, he’s right on the money.”
The author draws up on complexity theory, Bayesian inference, behavioral science and history to navigate the storm ahead. He suggests every portfolio should hold hard assets, counter-cyclical equities and government bonds to hedge against both inflationary and deflationary shocks. (Amazon.com)
The Corona Crash, How the Pandemic Will Change Capitalism, by Grace Blakeley
As ambitious as it sounds, Blakeley thinks an enormous Green New Deal is the only way out of the situation. Hers is a socialistic solution, according to the reviewer.