Oonagh McDonald 
Lehman Brothers [EPUB ebook] 
A crisis of value

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) open access license. Using extensive documentary evidence and interviews with former Lehman employees, Oonagh Mc Donald reveals the decisions that led to Lehman’s collapse, investigates why the government refused a bail-out and whether the implications of this refusal were fully understood. In clear and accessible language she demonstrates both the short and long term effects of Lehman’s collapse.

Over de auteur

Oonagh Mc Donald is an international financial regulatory expert. She was a member of the UK parliament for Thurrock in Essex (1976–87) and a member of the front-bench Treasury team from 1983–87. She is the author of several books, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Turning the American Dream into a Nightmare (2012). She was awarded the CBE in 1998, for services to financial regulation and business