英文原版Lordsof Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World金融之王

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"A magisterial work...Youcan't help thinking about the economic crisis we're living throughnow." --The New York Times BookReview 

It is commonly believed that theGreat Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence ofevents beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, asLiaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small numberof central bankers that were the primary cause of that economicmeltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II andreverberated for decades. As yet another period of economic turmoilmakes headlines today, Lords of Finance is apotent reminder of the enormous impact that the decisions ofcentral bankers can have, their fallibility, and the terrible humanconsequences that can result when they are wrong.