Lying for money : how legendary frauds reveal the workings of the world
Davies, Dan (Economist)2019
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Financial crime seems horribly complicated but there are only so many ways you can con someone out of what's theirs. In fact, there are four. A veteran regulatory economist and market analyst, Dan Davies has years of experience picking the bones out of some of the most famous frauds of the modern age. Now he reveals the big picture that emerges from their labyrinths of deceit. Along the way you'll find out how to fake a gold mine with a wedding ring, a file, and a shotgun. You'll see how close Charles Ponzi, the king of pyramid schemes, came to acquiring his own private navy. You'll learn how fraud has shaped the entire development of the modern world economy. And you'll discover whether you have what it takes to be a white-collar criminal mastermind, if that's what you want to be.
Main title:
Author:
Davies, Dan (Economist), author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2019.
Collation:
312 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781259665 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.163
LC class:
HV6691
Local class:
364.163
Language:
English
BRN:
2495331