Lords of Finance

Pulitzer Prize Winner (2010), Liaquat Ahamed's *Lords of Finance* challenges the common belief that the 1929 Great Depression was an uncontrollable event. This "magisterial" (New York Times Book Review) and "absorbing study" (The Economist) reveals how the catastrophic decisions of a small group of central bankers were its primary cause, setting the stage for World War II and reverberating for decades. A potent and "highly readable" (Financial Times) reminder of leadership's fallibility and the profound human consequences of economic policy, this work remains powerfully relevant amidst ongoing global financial turmoil.

Archival Categorization Notes

This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of Finance. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Economics, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.