The Doom Loop

By Eswar S. Prasad

About The Doom Loop

Eswar S. Prasad examines why forces intended to stabilize the global economy can instead contribute to instability. The book offers a useful economic counterpoint to the geographic arguments in this collection.

Read after the Zeihan sequence to test its arguments against another account of economic fragmentation.

Why I include it

I include this book for its perspective on global economic fragmentation. Read after the Zeihan sequence to test its arguments against another account of economic fragmentation.

Collection 06 · Related reading

Geopolitical Realignment

Read after the Zeihan sequence to test its arguments against another account of economic fragmentation.

What to look for while reading

Compare explanations based on financial and political feedback with explanations rooted in geography. Where do the accounts reinforce or challenge one another?