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“A magisterial work…You can’t help thinking about the economic crisis we’re living through now.” –The New York Times Book Review

It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person’s or government’s control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of that economic meltdown, the effects … More >>

Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World