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Lords of Finance
by Liaquat Ahamed
Four central bankers of the 1920s and how their decisions led to the Depression. Pulitzer-winning, narrative and relevant.
Read it if…
you want the best book on how central banking went wrong.
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Skip it if…
you want a short read.
Try instead: The Ascent of Money →
Three things you will actually use
- Bankers are human.
- Orthodoxy can be fatal.
- Learn from 1929.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the gold standard.
Our verdict
Central bankers, 1929.
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