First published 1999
Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw examine the dominant enterprises that control economic power across nations. They focus on key individuals who shaped financial markets and the ideas that drove major economic transformations. The authors analyze critical turning points in the global economy, including the Asian monetary crisis that reshaped international finance. Their investigation reveals how conflicts between government control and free markets remake entire societies. The book traces specific moments when economic philosophies collided with real world events. Yergin and Stanislaw show how interconnected financial systems create new forms of power and vulnerability. They explore what happens when traditional economic structures face disruption from global market forces.
Genres: history, 20th-century, business, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism
Setting: Asia
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
Paperback · Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)