![]() I have been somewhat concerned about the current economic situation in our country, but not knowing much about economics, I felt that this would be an appropriate book to read in order to gain some knowledge on the topic. As we continue to grapple with economic turmoil, Lords of Finance is a potent reminder of the enormous impact that the decisions of central bankers can have, their fallibility, and the terrible human consequences that can result when they are wrong. 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 of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades. ![]() ![]() 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. writer of great verve and erudition, easily connects the dots between the economic crises that rocked the world during the years his book covers and the fiscal emergencies that beset us today." - The New York Times “There is terrific prescience to be found in portrait of times past. ![]() Spellbinding, insightful and, perhaps most important, timely.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred) “Erudite, entertaining macroeconomic history of the lead-up to the Great Depression as seen through the careers of the West’s principal bankers. ![]()
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