Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
The book discusses the personal histories of the four heads of the Central Banks of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany and their efforts to steer the world economy from the period during the First World War until the Great Depression. The book also discusses at length the...
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The book discusses the personal histories of the four heads of the Central Banks of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany and their efforts to steer the world economy from the period during the First World War until the Great Depression. The book also discusses at length the career of the British economist John Maynard Keynes who criticized many of the policies of the heads of the Central Banks during this time.
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Format: papier
ISBN:
159420182X
Publish date: 22 stycznia 2009
Publisher: Penguin Press
Pages no: 576
Edition language: English
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