Fortune Scandal: The Amazing Tales of Cheats, Crooks, and Criminals, and How They Helped Create the Modern Economy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1603200096 ISBN 13: 9781603200097

Verlag: Time Inc Home Entertaiment, 2010

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Book by Editors of Fortune Magazine

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Greed, cupidity, corruption, and a kind of gluttony so outrageous that it's laughable have always been part of business.Consider, for example, the case of the Swedish match king. At one time, Ivar Kreuger, manufactured almost half of the world's matches, with monopolies in 16 countries. He had so much money that he was a reliable lender to many countries, becoming known as the 'saviour of Europe' for his willingness to give aid to banks crippled by World War I. At the time of the 1929 market crash, his was the most widely held stock in the world. But when he killed himself three years later, the whole thing went up in flames. The company's debts exceeded those of the entire Swedish government, as it was based on a gigantic pyramid scheme.Other examples in this book will include the story of Enron, of which "Fortune Magazine" was the first to break the news, Orange County bankcruptcy, Sotheby's and Al Taubman, and many more.

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• Verlag: Time Inc Home Entertaiment
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1603200096
• ISBN 13: 9781603200097
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Herausgeber: Murphy Cait