How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes uses illustration humor & accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth & monetary systems. In it economic expert & bestselling author of Crash Proof Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature take no prisoners" logic to expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained in our countrys economic conversation. Inspired by How an Economy Grows & Why It Doesnt a previously published book by the Schiffs father Irwin a widely published economist & activist How an Economy Grows & Why It Crashes incorporates the spirit of the original while tackling the latest economic issues. With wit & humor the Schiffs explain the roots of economic growth the uses of capital the destructive nature of consumer credit the source of inflation the importance of trade savings & risk & many other topical principles of economics. The tales told here may appear simple of the surface but they will leave you with a powerful understanding of How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes."