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[[Image:Greenspan1.jpg |thumb|200px|]]
'''Alan Greenspan''' is an American economist who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]]. He still is very influential, and his statements often have strong effects on the stock markets.
'''Alan Greenspan''' (b. 1926) is an American economist who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]]. He still is very influential, and his statements often have strong effects on the stock markets.
He has been blamed for mishandling the financial markets, thus facilitating the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. He confessed to Congress he never thought the crash could happen.
He is a close friend and follower of libertarian writer [[Ayn Rand]].
==Links==
==Links==
*[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3073738.ece The Greenspan Years] by Robert Reich
*[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3073738.ece The Greenspan Years] by Robert Reich
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[[Category:Economists]]
[[Category:Economists]]
*[[category:Reagan Era]]