It is hard to imagine them being this riveting
It is the story of the actors in the most extraordinary financial spectacle in 80 years, and it is told brilliantly. Sorkin has succeeded in writing the book of the crisis, with amazing levels of detail and access
Read more through Great Depression IIĪndrew Ross Sorkin pens what may be the definitive history of the banking crisis He has done a remarkable job in producing a lively account that will be hard for subsequent authors to beatĪs close to a definitive account as we are likely to getĪndrew Ross Sorkin has written a fascinating, scene-by-scene saga of the eyeless trying to march the clueless. Through unprecedented access to the key players, Sorkin meticulously re-creates frantic phone calls, foul-mouthed rows and white-knuckle panic, as Wall Street fought to save itself. Andrew Ross Sorkin, the news-breaking New York Times journalist, delivers the first true in-the-room account of the most powerful men and women at the eye of the financial storm - from reviled Lehman Brothers CEO Dick 'the gorilla' Fuld, to banking whiz Jamie Dimon, from bullish Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to AIG's Joseph Cassano, dubbed 'The Man. Yet they would bring the world to its knees. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2010 They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports.
This book gives an account of the most powerful men and women at the eye of the financial storm - from Lehman Brothers CEO Dick the gorilla Fuld, to AIG's Joseph Cassano, dubbed 'The Man Who Crashed the World'. They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions.
Part II examines a potential explanation of the crisis unexplored in the book in light of the decline of neoclassical economic theory and the emergence of behavioral economic theory.Description for Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem-and Themselves Paperback. Part I of this Essay summarizes key episodes of the financial crisis as covered by Too Big to Fail. Acknowledging past missteps, uncovering root causes, and correcting systemic shortcomings to prevent similar failure is arguably the key economic and regulatory challenge of our time. As regulators, bankers, lawyers, scholars, and other interested parties sift through the rubble in search of knowledge about the crash, Too Big to Fail serves both as a chronicle of the recent past and a cautionary tale for the immediate future. Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin offers a meticulous re-telling of one of the most important periods in recent history.
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