The end of alchemy : Money, banking, and the future of the global economy /
Mervyn King.
- New York, N.Y. : London, England : W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.
- xv, 430 páginas ; 25 cm.
Acknowledgements, xi -- Introduction, 1 -- 1. The good, the bad and the ugly, 15 -- 2. Good and evil: in money we trust, 51 -- 3. Innocence lost: alchemy and banking, 88 -- 4. Radical uncertainty: the purpose of financial markets, 120 -- 5. Heroes and villains: the role of Central Banks, 156 -- 6. Marriage and divorce: money and nations, 211 -- 7. Innocence regained: reforming money and banking, 250 -- 8. Healing and Hubris: the world economy today, 290 -- 9. The audacity of pessimism: the prisoners dilemma and the coming crisis, 334Notes, 371 -- Bibliography, 397 -- Index, 419 -- About the author, 431.
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