The match king : Ivar Kreuger, the financial genius behind a century of Wall Street scandals / Frank Partnoy.
By: Partnoy, Frank.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : PublicAffairs, c2009Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-235) and index.Description: xiii, 272 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781586487430 (hc.); 9781586488123 (pbk.).Subject(s): Kreuger, Ivar, 1880-1932 | Svenska tändsticks AB -- History | Kreuger & Toll -- History | Sveriges riksbank -- History | Match industry -- Sweden -- History | Commercial criminals -- Sweden -- Biography | Swindlers and swindling -- Sweden -- Biography | Capitalists and financiers -- Sweden -- Biography | Businesspeople -- Sweden -- Biography | International finance -- Corrupt practices -- HistoryDDC classification: 364.1680924 | B Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description Summary: Explores a nearly century-old Wall Street scandal rooted in unscrupulous investment banking and derivative hedge funds techniques developed by one man--Swedish émigré and notorious charmer Ivar Kreuger.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-235) and index.
Explores a nearly century-old Wall Street scandal rooted in unscrupulous investment banking and derivative hedge funds techniques developed by one man--Swedish émigré and notorious charmer Ivar Kreuger.
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