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Reckless
Philip Augar
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Description for Reckless
Paperback. In 1997 it seemed that things in the City could only get better. For ten years everything went according to plan. Buoyed by a strong pound and cheered on by an excitable media, the bankers became the heroes of the age. And then in the summer of 2007 everything began to collapse. Barely a year later the City was in tatters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
In 1997 it seemed that things in the City could only get better. For ten years everything went according to plan. Buoyed by a strong pound and cheered on by an excitable media, the bankers became the heroes of the age. And then in the summer of 2007 everything began to collapse. Barely a year later the City was in tatters.
Greed, guile and excess - this definitive insider's account charts an intoxicated decade and cogently reveals just how, and why, the City got it so badly wrong.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099524045
SKU
V9780099524045
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Philip Augar
Philip Augar worked in investment banking for over twenty years. He led NatWest's global equity and bond business before becoming a Group Managing Director at Schroders. Since 2000 he has combined consulting and writing. This is his fifth book. He can be contacted at: www.philipaugar.com
Reviews for Reckless
Reveals the systemic and destructive way that British finance works... Understands both the people and the processes... His best book yet
Will Hutton
Guardian
A meticulously researched history of the City under New Labour. This is a good and eloquently written book...refreshingly non-judgemental
Literary Review
On the money. The City's staggering fall from grace is ... Read more
Will Hutton
Guardian
A meticulously researched history of the City under New Labour. This is a good and eloquently written book...refreshingly non-judgemental
Literary Review
On the money. The City's staggering fall from grace is ... Read more