When the United States stopped backing dollars with gold in 1968, the nature of money changed. The New Depression introduces The Quantity Theory of Credit, an analytical framework that explains all aspects of the calamity now unfolding: its causes, the rationale for the government's policy response to the crisis, what is likely to happen next, and how those developments will affect asset prices and investment portfolios. Alarming but essential reading, this book explains why the global economy is teetering on the brink of falling into a deep and protracted depression, and how we can restore stability.