The Ga-Ga years tells about the history of a company called Fidelty and how the going up and going down of the Dow Jones from 1960 to 1987 affected its status in the world of economy.
Before starting to write this article, Nocera had to collect a big amount of information regarding the subject. Meaning, he had to get proof of what really happened during those years and that meant not only searching for articles but also interviewing people who directly worked for Fidelty.
Another thing that I am sure about is the fact that Nocera had to be very interested in the topic he was writing about. In fact, it is not easy to write about economy unless one is an economist or he/she likes the subject very much. Moreover, the author showed to be very competent since he used specific words which belong to the world of economy.
Even if he uses technical terms, Nocera generally writes in a colloquial way. He starts the article talking about personal experience that happened in 1987. Then, he continues talking about the history of Fidelty, starting from the 1960s. The article is divided in paragraphs that follow a chronological order, exception made for the first paragraph. The article finishes as it began, with Nocera writing about what he experienced on January 28, 1987 on Fifty-first and Park Avenue in New York City.
I cannot truly say that I liked this article. On one hand, I have to say that it was well-written, that the information were very specific and that I imagine it was not easy to put everything together. However, as I previously wrote, one has to like economy a lot in order to fully enjoy this article.
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