{"product_id":"lords-of-finance-the-bankers-who-broke-the-world","title":"Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Erudite, entertaining macroeconomic history of the lead-up to the Great Depression as seen through the careers of the West's principal bankers . . . Spellbinding, insightful and, perhaps most important, timely.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is terrific prescience to be found in  \u003ci\u003eLords of Finance's\u003c\/i\u003e] portrait of times past . . .  A] writer of great verve and erudition,  Ahamed] easily connects the dots between the economic crises that rocked the world during the years his book covers and the fiscal emergencies that beset us today. \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of that economic meltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades. As we continue to grapple with economic turmoil, \u003ci\u003eLords of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e is a potent reminder of the enormous impact that the decisions of central bankers can have, their fallibility, and the terrible human consequences that can result when they are wrong.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33005484703844,"sku":"9780143116806","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/lords-of-finance-the-bankers-who-broke-the-world","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}