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Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', Crash Bang Wallop will tell the gripping story of how the changes introduced in the 1980s in the City of London transformed our world. Attitudes to money and the way we measure value and status were completely reshaped by Big Bang, and it had an extraordinary impact on politics, on style, on technology, on the class system, on questions of public ownership, and on the geography of London. Perhaps more than anything, Big Bang revolutionised the international markets, as the capital became a testing ground for financial globalisation, with huge repercussions for the global economy. The definitive insider's account of this critically important moment in modern history, Crash Bang Wallop will also explore what's next for global finance as it gets ready to undergo yet another revolution. 'Iain Martin tells it brilliantly, mixing fury-inducing narrative with an acute eye for the broader conclusion.' Observer

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Fascinating . . . it is worth raising your eyes from the Brexit mud-slinging to read a new book on the history of the "Big Bang" financial reform . . .UK politicians should take heed of Martin's book. Financial Times

Product details

• Authors: Iain Martin, Martin Iain
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2017
• EAN: 9781473625105
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-2510-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 205 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Economics, finance, business & management, European History, Business and Management, Finance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure, Business & management, British & Irish history, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Economic and financial crises and disasters