Uncontrolled risk

A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications.

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Main Author: Williams, Mark T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill , c2010
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Summary:A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications.
Item Description:"The lessons of Lehman Brothers and how systemic risk can still bring down the world financial system" -- tp
Physical Description:viii, 247 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index
ISBN:0071638296 (hbk.)
9780071638296 (hbk.)