The bankers : how the banks ruined the Irish economy / by Shane Ross.
Material type: TextPublication details: Dublin : Penguin Ireland, 2009.Description: 288 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781844882168 (pbk.) :
- 9781844882168 (pbk.)
- 332.109415 ROS
- HG3000.3
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1.Before the bubble -- 2.Seanie -- 3.The regulators -- 4.The building societies -- 5.A deadly triumvirate -- 6.The mortgage war -- 7.Poodles and spoofers -- 8.The gathering storm -- 9.Meltdown -- 10.Heads on plates -- 11.The abyss.
Two years ago, the Irish economy was still booming; now, it faces an unprecedented crisis. There is, of course, an international context for these developments, but the Irish story, a story of collusion between banks, regulators & the government is perhaps unique in its tawdriness. This book tells the story.