The end of alchemy : money, banking and the future of the global economy / Mervyn King.
2016
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Author
Title
The end of alchemy : money, banking and the future of the global economy / Mervyn King.
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Call Number
HB501 .K46888 2016
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393247022 (hardcover)
0393247023 (hardcover)
0393247023 (hardcover)
Description
xv, 430 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)909974163
Summary
The former governor of the Bank of England recounts his country's experiences throughout the Great Recession while outlining a blueprint for recovery-era capitalism that is more resilient to modern boom-and-bust cycles.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-417) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
xi
Introduction
1
1.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
15
2.
Good and Evil: In Money We Trust
51
3.
Innocence Lost: Alchemy and Banking
88
4.
Radical Uncertainty: The Purpose of Financial Markets
120
5.
Heroes and Villains: The Role of Central Banks
156
6.
Marriage and Divorce: Money and Nations
211
7.
Innocence Regained: Reforming Money and Banking
250
8.
Healing and Hubris: The World Economy Today
290
9.
The Audacity of Pessimism: The Prisoner's Dilemma and the Coming Crisis
334
Notes
371
Bibliography
397
Index
419
About the Author
431