The Alchemists: Inside the secret world of central bankers
Inside the Secret World of Central Bankers
$45.66
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2014
Summary
Lead economic correspondent for the Washington Post, Neil Irwin, offers rare insights into the shadowy and unknown world of the four most influential bankers on the planet: Ben Bernanke of the US Federal Reserve, Mervyn King of the Bank of England, Jean-Claude Trichet of the European Central Bank, and Zhou Xiaochuan of the People’s Bank of China. The decisions that these four men make determine the fates of nations - their successes allow for global hegemony; their failures lead to n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755362684 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755362683 |
| Author: | Neil Irwin |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Business Plus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 438g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
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Brilliantly reported and riveting, Neil Irwin’s The Alchemists is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the global reach of the financial crisis through which we are still living. The international perspective brings a fascinating and wholly new dimension to the story, one that has until now not been adequately told. - Liaquat Ahamed, author of ‘Lords of Finance’
Brings events to life without losing sight of the bigger issues. - Money WeekAbout The Author
Neil Irwin
Neil Irwin is the lead economics correspondent for The Washington Post and beat reporter covering the Federal Reserve. He was named one of Washingtonian magazine’s ‘Rising Stars’ in a 2009 feature on ‘Top Washington Journalists’ and his work has won two ‘Best of Business’ awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a master’s degree from Columbia’s journalism school, where he was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism.
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