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IR 759 Final P aper Topic Extended Book Review Essay: Then & Now. Meredith Milord. Building off the midterm…. Final paper will be an analysis of recent books about how the financial sector has changed (or not) since the crisis Targeting books written from 2012-present - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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IR 759 Final Paper TopicExtended Book Review Essay: Then & NowMeredith Milord
Building off the midterm…• Final paper will be an analysis of recent books about how
the financial sector has changed (or not) since the crisis • Targeting books written from 2012-present
• Midterm reviewed the following books:
Fool’s Goldby Gillian Tett
(2010)
Diary of a Very Bad Year
by Keith Gessen(2010)
The Global Minotaur
by Yanis Varoufakis(2011/2013)
Building off the midterm…
• Main thesis of midterm book review:
• Financial crisis was both a political and economic one• Financial sector’s main goal is to make profits above all else• Weak political will for regulation and curbing risky practices
due to government’s vested interests
• Final paper will examine 3 recent books that address what, if any, changes have occurred in financial sector since the crisis
• Will compare to previous analysis
Extended Book Review: Ideas• Book ideas:
• Suggestions for additional books?
Flash Boysby Michael Lewis
(2014)
Why I Left Goldman Sachsby Greg Smith
(2012)
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