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Frozen Assets: Michael Lewis on Iceland
In: Bailout Commentary Finance Global Economy
9 Mar 2009I know this is a chart blog, but I love Michael Lewis’ writing. Here’s a great article on how Iceland got in trouble.
Link: Lewis’s Dec 2008 article on the demise of Wall Street.