Hubris - Ray Perman

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Résumé :
Stands out from the dozens of other books on the global financial crisis by focussing on the specific downfall of one bank: the Bank of Scotland. Formerly one of the oldest and most respected banks in the world, Perman explores how its spectacular collapse caused seismic shock waves throughout the financial world. With a foreword by Alistair Darling.

Biographie:
Ray Perman was a journalist in London and Edinburgh for thirty years. He was a co-founder of the business magazine Insider Publications and was Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise from 1999 to 2003. In 2011 he was appointed Chairman of The James Hutton Institute, the first institute of its type in Europe dedicated to making new contributions to the understanding of key global issues such as food, energy and environmental security.

'We are indebted to Ray Perman for giving us a powerful lesson on what happens when you usurp the wisdom of a banking culture acquired over centuries for the pursuit of market share and profit at all and any cost' - The Scotsman '...as a document of the long and short-term causes of one of British banking's lowest moments, Perman's book more than delivers. Its balanced treatment of the major players involved should be required reading for anyone wondering where to position the likes of Hornby in the credit crunch Hall of Shame,' Breaking Views