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Treasure Islands and Moneyland[1] are both terrific books. For me it shed quite some light on post colonial finance structure which we are currently living thro
by vishnugupta 4y ago
Treasure Islands and Moneyland[1] are both terrific books. For me it shed quite some light on post colonial finance structure which we are currently living through. History of eurodollar, pivotal (and shady) role played by Bank of England and how it doesn't answer even to British government, the fascinating story around City of London (I didn't even know such a thing existed), and so on. Highly recommended.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/09/moneyland-oliver-bullough-review-wealth-corruption-oligarchs https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/09/moneyland-oliv...
- sbarre 4y agoYeah came here to also say that I was glad to see Treasure Islands at the top of the list. It's the most fascinating, and yet angering, book I've read in a while..
- DyslexicAtheist 4y agoI also came to praise Treasure Islands. Also highly relevant with the Russian invasion in Ukraine ongoing is Kleptopia. The author also battled a defamation lawsuit against him in the UK which was dismissed in March. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptopia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptopia
- youngtaff 4y agoMoneyland is excellent Just read Bulloughs follow up book - Butler to the World Would thoroughly recommend it - takes a good look at how the British legal system enables all sorts of dodgy money schemes