Alchemists of Loss: How modern finance and government intervention crashed the financial system

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Alchemists of Loss: How modern finance and government intervention crashed the financial systemAn engaging look at how modern finance almost destroyed our global economy. Over the last thirty years, capital markets have been restructured through the tenets of modern finance. This has been enormously profitable for the financial services sector. However, these innovations, coupled with unsound risk and regulatory practices have proved disastrous for the global economy. In a clear and accessible style, ex investment banker and financial

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