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Michael Lewis investigates the global financial crisis of 2008‑2009, explaining how a wave of cheap credit spurred speculation and bubbles across the United States and Europe. He uncovers the systemic fragility in international economic relations, exposing how financial institutions, markets, and governments on both sides of the Atlantic failed to foresee the magnitude of the crisis.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics/Finance
Authors: Michael Lewis
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