Lords of finance: the bankers who broke the world
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New York : Penguin Group USA, 2009., New York : Penguin Group USA, 2009.
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564 pages : illustrations, portraits, charts ; 22 cm
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With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Moreau, Hjalmar Schacht, and Benjamin Strong--whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the twentieth century.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-544) and index.
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With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Moreau, Hjalmar Schacht, and Benjamin Strong--whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the twentieth century.
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Ahamed, L. (2009). Lords of finance: the bankers who broke the world. New York, Penguin Group USA.

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Ahamed, Liaquat. 2009. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World. New York, Penguin Group USA.

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Ahamed, Liaquat, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World. New York, Penguin Group USA, 2009.

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Ahamed, Liaquat. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World. New York, Penguin Group USA, 2009.

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