Cover Image

House of cards : a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street /

Show other versions (1)

William D. Cohan's superb and shocking narrative chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street, explaining how a combination of risky bets, corporate political infighting, lax government regulations and truly bad decision-making wrought havoc on the wor...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohan, William D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Bear, Stearns & Co.
Investment banking > United States.
Bank failures > United States.
Financial crises > United States.
Description
Summary:William D. Cohan's superb and shocking narrative chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street, explaining how a combination of risky bets, corporate political infighting, lax government regulations and truly bad decision-making wrought havoc on the world financial system.
Physical Description:468 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-456) and index.
ISBN:9780385528269
0385528264