On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System—With Original New Material on the Five Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis

Name: On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System—With Original New Material on the Five Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis
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Rating: 4.4 (475 reviews)
Author: Henry M. Paulson

by Henry M. Paulson

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4.4 stars from 475 reviews

496 pages~8.3 hr readPublished by Business PlusPublished 2010-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You want to understand the 2008 crisis from someone who actually made the calls that saved the system, not from a distance or through theory.
You're interested in high-stakes decision-making under impossible pressure and how political and financial leaders navigate existential threats.
You read financial news and want the inside story on what Bernanke, Geithner, and Paulson were really thinking when markets were in free fall.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a rigorous economic analysis of what caused the crisis. This is memoir and politics, not econometric deep-dives.
You want to read anti-Wall Street polemic or a takedown of banking culture. Paulson defends many of his decisions and the people involved.
You need a book that's purely about numbers and financial instruments. The focus is on people, personalities, and the pressure-cooker moments in government.

About this book

Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson offers a first-person account of the 2008 financial crisis from his position at its center. This revised edition includes new material reflecting on the five-year anniversary of the crisis. Paulson places readers in the room during critical moments as he addressed urgent market conditions, made key decisions, and debated policy with major figures including Wall Street CE Os, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, Sheila Bair, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, and President George W. Bush. Beyond an account of financial mechanics and failed credit systems, the book examines the people and politics that converged during the global financial emergency.

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