Liaquat Ahamed

Argues that the stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Depression occurred as a result of poor decisions on the part of four central bankers who jointly attempted to reconstruct international finance by reinstating the gold standard.

The Bankers Who Broke the World

Lords of Finance

Angel Herrera

True joy to read. All about economic history from 1900 to 1944 from before World War 1 through World War II. Very insightful into the beginnings of global central banks, the Great Depression, and the rise of Hitler.

The Bankers who Broke the World

Omar Fernandez

An eye-opening look at the great depression and the role of central bankers, with misguided ideas about economic policy, in the ordeal. This book is one to read multiple times, but my takeaways are: 
* Economic policy (monetary policy) is guided today by our learnings during the series of catastrophies in the 1929-1931 period. 
* The gold standard was a very powerful idea that everyone clung to, to the detriment of everyone. 
* Selfishness by countries trying to be the economic superpower led to politics that fostered tensions and war.
* There's no reason to believe that we are now so wise that these things won't happen again.
* Low interest rates can easily lead to stock market speculation, which can be very troublesome.

Lords of Finance The Bankers Who Broke the World

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