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In "Fool's Gold," award‑winning journalist Gillian Tett pulls back the curtain on the shadowy practices of modern finance. Drawing on her research into management and economic history, she narrates how the slicing and dicing of debt through sophisticated derivative securities set the stage for the 2008 global credit crunch. Tett explains the mechanisms of credit control, bank failures, and the broader repercussions—recessions and economic downturns—that reshaped the 21st‑century financial landscape.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics/Finance
Authors: Gillian Tett
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