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Other People´s Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?
John Kay
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Description for Other People´s Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KFF; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016 We all depend on the finance sector. We need it to store our money, manage our payments, finance housing stock, restore infrastructure, fund retirement and support new business. But these roles comprise only a tiny sliver of the sector's activity: the vast majority of lending is within the finance sector. So what is it all for? What is the purpose of this activity? And why is it so profitable? John Kay, a distinguished economist with wide experience of the financial sector, argues that the industry's perceived ... Read more
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016 We all depend on the finance sector. We need it to store our money, manage our payments, finance housing stock, restore infrastructure, fund retirement and support new business. But these roles comprise only a tiny sliver of the sector's activity: the vast majority of lending is within the finance sector. So what is it all for? What is the purpose of this activity? And why is it so profitable? John Kay, a distinguished economist with wide experience of the financial sector, argues that the industry's perceived ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781254455
SKU
V9781781254455
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99-98
About John Kay
John Kay is a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is a director of several public companies and contributes a weekly column to the Financial Times. He chaired the UK government review of equity markets which reported in 2012 recommending substantial reforms. He is the author of many books ... Read more
Reviews for Other People´s Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?
Stratospherically authoritative.
Independent
Should be read by everyone concerned with preventing the next crisis... barely a page goes by without an acute observation or pithy aphorism.
Economist
Kay is both a first-class economist and an excellent writer.
Financial Times
Mr Kay is a brilliant writer.
Wall Street Journal
An admirable debunker of ... Read more
Independent
Should be read by everyone concerned with preventing the next crisis... barely a page goes by without an acute observation or pithy aphorism.
Economist
Kay is both a first-class economist and an excellent writer.
Financial Times
Mr Kay is a brilliant writer.
Wall Street Journal
An admirable debunker of ... Read more