Who Runs Britain?: ...and who's to blame for the economic mess we're in - Rilegato

Peston, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0340839422 ISBN 13: 9780340839423

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2008

Riassunto

On 13 September 2007, Robert Peston broke the news that Northern Rock had become a victim of the global credit crunch and was seeking an emergency loan from the Bank of England. It was the latest in a long line of scoops by this award-winning journalist. Over the weeks that followed, the Government found itself exposed to the Rock to the tune of 57 billion or almost 2000 for every taxpayer. As Robert Peston shows in his fascinating new book, the seeds for the collapse of Northern Rock and the upheavals in the financial markets were sown years before. WHO RUNSBRITAIN? is the first time anyone has drawn all the threads together to weave a story thats rich in extraordinary characters and outrageous feats of economic bravado. This book is about the widening gap between the super-rich and the rest of us. It explores and explodes the myth that the financial creativity of those who are amassing these vast fortunes is good for the wider economy and for all of us. Whether youre a financial expert or just have a bank account, WHO RUNS BRITAIN? is a book you must read.

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Recensione

'Who Runs Britain? is essential reading' --The Times

'Peston has written an absorbing book, essential reading for anyone who wants to know how the British economy, which has become hugely dependent on financial services, now operates.' --Guardian

'The villain of Peston's piece is not the market but its political custodians. This book is a catalogue of cluelessness on the part of Blair, Brown and their advisers, on everything from pension funds, capital taxes and non-domiciles to the wider shores of private equity. The much-vaunted Treasury was most clueless of all.' --The Sunday Times

L'autore

Robert Peston is an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster. He has been the BBC s Business Editor since February 2006.

He is the author of Brown s Britain, a biography of Gordon Brown which was described by Sir Howard Davies, director of the London School of Economics, as a book of unusual political significance . Robert Peston's blog can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/robertpeston. Robert Peston is married to the writer Siân Busby.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0340839422
• ISBN 13: 9780340839423
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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