Tells the story of individuals - their ambitions, limitations and human nature - which lie at the heart of global catastrophe. This book features the four bankers who truly broke the world: Norman Montagu of the bank of England, Benjamin Strong of the NY Federal Reserve, Hjalmar Schacht of the Reich[...]
Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize
"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 p[...]
In 'Money and Tough Love', Liaquat Ahamed offers insight into the heart of one the world's most influential institutions, the IMF.[...]
Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the [...]