Infectious Greed: How Deceit and Risk Corrupted the Financial Markets - Softcover

Partnoy, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846682932 ISBN 13: 9781846682933

Publisher: Profile Books, 2010

Synopsis

First published in 2003, Infectious Greed examined how our greed-driven culture led to the generation of massive profits, but also to unprecedented levels of risk, widespread deception, and high profile disasters like Enron and Worldcom. In the wake of the 2008-9 financial crisis, Partnoy's analysis of how major companies obscured the reality from shareholders by disguising risk and side-stepping regulations, is more pertinent than ever. Beginning in the mid-1980s with the introduction of the first proto-derivatives, Partnoy gives an intelligent and thorough account of the dangerous manipulations that have and continue to come to light.

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About the Author

Frank Partnoy was a trader at Morgan Stanley before turning from gamekeeper to poacher and becoming professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego. He is one of the world's leading experts on the complexities of modern finance and financial market regulation and writes regularly for the Financial Times. He is the author ofF.I.A.S.C.O. [9781846682384], The Match King [9781861979384] and Infectious Greed [9781846682933].

Edition details

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846682932
• ISBN 13: 9781846682933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496