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The Resource Borrowed time : two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi, James Freeman and Vern McKinley

Borrowed time : two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi, James Freeman and Vern McKinley

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Summary
The alarming, untold story of Citigroup--one of the largest financial institutions in the world--from its founding in 1812 to its role in the 2008 financial crisis, and the many near-death experiences in between
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 365 pages
Contents
  • A bank for the Treasury Secretary
  • When failure was allowed (because government wasn't big enough to help)
  • City of instability
  • Astor to the rescue
  • Taylor's bank in an age of panics
  • The Rockefeller bank
  • A political "big shot"
  • A City Banker helps create the Fed
  • "Our friendly monster" goes global
  • "Sunshine Charlie" doubles down on sugar
  • Mitchell and the mania
  • Did City Bank cause the crash?
  • Bank for the United States
  • Walter Wriston and the culture of risk
  • Not that big, but too big to fail?
  • When countries fail
  • The banker who "never made a loan"
  • Just another perfect storm
  • Creating the next crisis
  • The man who knew too little
  • "Save Citigroup at all costs"
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780062669872
Instance
Label
Borrowed time : two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi
Title
Borrowed time
Title remainder
two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi
Statement of responsibility
James Freeman and Vern McKinley
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The alarming, untold story of Citigroup--one of the largest financial institutions in the world--from its founding in 1812 to its role in the 2008 financial crisis, and the many near-death experiences in between
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DLC
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Freeman, James
Dewey number
332.10973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HG2613.N54
LC item number
C72245 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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McKinley, Vern
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Citigroup (Firm)
  • Banks and banking
  • Bank failures
  • Bailouts (Government policy)
  • Financial crises
Label
Borrowed time : two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi, James Freeman and Vern McKinley
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-352) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A bank for the Treasury Secretary -- When failure was allowed (because government wasn't big enough to help) -- City of instability -- Astor to the rescue -- Taylor's bank in an age of panics -- The Rockefeller bank -- A political "big shot" -- A City Banker helps create the Fed -- "Our friendly monster" goes global -- "Sunshine Charlie" doubles down on sugar -- Mitchell and the mania -- Did City Bank cause the crash? -- Bank for the United States -- Walter Wriston and the culture of risk -- Not that big, but too big to fail? -- When countries fail -- The banker who "never made a loan" -- Just another perfect storm -- Creating the next crisis -- The man who knew too little -- "Save Citigroup at all costs" -- Epilogue
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 365 pages
Isbn
9780062669872
Lccn
2018009514
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1028607879
  • (OCoLC)1028607879
Label
Borrowed time : two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi, James Freeman and Vern McKinley
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-352) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A bank for the Treasury Secretary -- When failure was allowed (because government wasn't big enough to help) -- City of instability -- Astor to the rescue -- Taylor's bank in an age of panics -- The Rockefeller bank -- A political "big shot" -- A City Banker helps create the Fed -- "Our friendly monster" goes global -- "Sunshine Charlie" doubles down on sugar -- Mitchell and the mania -- Did City Bank cause the crash? -- Bank for the United States -- Walter Wriston and the culture of risk -- Not that big, but too big to fail? -- When countries fail -- The banker who "never made a loan" -- Just another perfect storm -- Creating the next crisis -- The man who knew too little -- "Save Citigroup at all costs" -- Epilogue
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 365 pages
Isbn
9780062669872
Lccn
2018009514
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1028607879
  • (OCoLC)1028607879

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