Synopses & Reviews
The inside story of the worldand#8217;s most powerful central bankersand#151;and the most intense exercise in economic crisis management the world has ever seen Suddenly, without warning, in August 2007, three men who had never been elected to public office found themselves the most powerful people in the world. They were the leaders of the worldand#8217;s three most important central banks: Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Mervyn King of the Bank of England, and Jean-Claude Trichet of the European Central Bank. In The Alchemists, Washington Post reporter Neil Irwin presents the truly global story of the central bankersand#8217; role in the world economy that we have been missing. Definitive, revelatory, and riveting, it shows us where money comes fromand#151;and where it may well be going.
Synopsis
The inside story of the worlds most powerful central bankersand the most intense exercise in economic crisis management the world has ever seen Suddenly, without warning, in August 2007, three men who had never been elected to public office found themselves the most powerful people in the world. They were the leaders of the worlds three most important central banks: Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Mervyn King of the Bank of England, and Jean-Claude Trichet of the European Central Bank. In The Alchemists, Washington Post reporter Neil Irwin presents the truly global story of the central bankers role in the world economy that we have been missing. Definitive, revelatory, and riveting, it shows us where money comes fromand where it may well be going.
About the Author
Neil Irwin is a Washington Post columnist and economics editor of the Post's Wonkblog website. He lives in Washington, D.C.