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Wall Streeters: The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance
Edward Morris
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Description for Wall Streeters: The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance
Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KFFN; KJZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
The 2008 financial collapse, the expansion of corporate and private wealth, the influence of money in politics-many of Wall Street's contemporary trends can be traced back to the work of fourteen critical figures who wrote, and occasionally broke, the rules of American finance. Edward Morris plots in absorbing detail Wall Street's transformation from a clubby enclave of financiers to a symbol of vast economic power. His book begins with J. Pierpont Morgan, who ruled the American banking system at the turn of the twentieth century, and ends with Sandy Weill, whose collapsing Citigroup required the largest taxpayer bailout in history. ... Read more
The 2008 financial collapse, the expansion of corporate and private wealth, the influence of money in politics-many of Wall Street's contemporary trends can be traced back to the work of fourteen critical figures who wrote, and occasionally broke, the rules of American finance. Edward Morris plots in absorbing detail Wall Street's transformation from a clubby enclave of financiers to a symbol of vast economic power. His book begins with J. Pierpont Morgan, who ruled the American banking system at the turn of the twentieth century, and ends with Sandy Weill, whose collapsing Citigroup required the largest taxpayer bailout in history. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Columbia Business School Publishing
Condition
New
Weight
629g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231170543
SKU
V9780231170543
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About Edward Morris
Ed Morris is a professor of finance and former dean of the business school at Lindenwood University. Before beginning his teaching career, he was an investment banker and served as executive vice president of Stifel, Nicolaus, & Co. He has served on the boards of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ.
Reviews for Wall Streeters: The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance
Wall Streeters is a long overdue book by a highly respected student of American finance. Readers of this book will develop a fuller understanding of how and why Wall Street has become what it is today.
George H. Walker III, former chairman, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and former United States Ambassador to Hungary Enjoyable to read, easy to understand, ... Read more
George H. Walker III, former chairman, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and former United States Ambassador to Hungary Enjoyable to read, easy to understand, ... Read more