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AuthorAhamed, Liaquat.TitleLords of finance : the bankers who broke the world / Liaquat Ahamed.PublishedNew York : Penguin Press, 2009.FormatBook
Description564 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

LinkPublisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008044512-d.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [533]-544) and index.
ContentsPart I. The unexpected storm, August 1914 : Prologue -- A strange and lonely man -- The young wizard -- A safe pair of hands -- L’inspecteur des finances -- Money generals -- Part II. After the deluge, 1919-23 : Demented inspirations -- Uncle Shylock -- A barbarous relic -- Part III. Sowing a new wind, 1923-28 : A bridge between chaos and hope -- The Dawes opening -- The golden chancellor -- La Bataille -- The first squalls -- Un petit coup de whisky -- Part IV. Reaping another whirlwind, 1928-33 : Into the vortex -- Purging the rottenness -- Magneto trouble -- A loose cannon on the deck of the world -- Gold fetters -- Part V. Aftermath, 1933-1944 : Gold standard on the booze ; The caravans move on -- Epilogue.
AbstractWith penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Moreau, Hjalmar Schacht, and Benjamin Strong--whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the twentieth century.
ISBN9781594201820159420182XSubjectCapitalists and financiers -- Biography.
Bankers -- Biography.

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