The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
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Partnoy writes an all-too prescient parable of how unregulated markets, greed, and unchecked ambition can wreak havoc on an economic system.
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| List Price | $21.99 |
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Book Information
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs |
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| Publish Date: | 03/09/2010 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781586488123 |
| ISBN-10: | 1586488120 |
| Language: | English |
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