Technology · 23 min
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
A deep dive into the 2008 financial crisis, revealing the intricate, interconnected nature of global finance and the high-stakes human decisions made to avert total systemic collapse. We examine the moral hazards of 'too big to fail' and the enduring lessons from a moment when the world economy held its breath.
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too big to fail, financial crisis 2008, systemic risk
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Andrew Ross Sorkin brings a credible and useful lens to too big to fail, financial crisis 2008, systemic risk, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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