Lords of Finance: The Bankers who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed. (ISBN: 9781594201820)

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Synopsis

With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920’s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the 20th century.

This book is the winner of the 2009 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award (http://www.ft.com/indepth/book-award-2009) – teaches a forceful lesson to the world’s economic policymakers.

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You can find this title in IESE’s Library catalog.

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