Lehman Brothers: A crisis of value

Oonagh McDonald

Open Access Published by Manchester University Press 2016

Lehman Brothers

A crisis of value

Oonagh McDonald

https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526100580

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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 McDonald 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.

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Front matter Oonagh McDonald Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Oonagh McDonald Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Oonagh McDonald Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgements Oonagh McDonald Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Abbreviations Oonagh McDonald Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 From Cotton Trader to Investment Banker: 1844-2008 Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	1
2 From Hubris to Nemesis January to September 2008 Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	15
3 The Fateful Weekend Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	41
4 Regulating the ‘Big Five’ Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	73
5 The Largest Bankruptcy in American History Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	89
6 The Destruction of Value Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	113
7 Lehman’s Valuation of Its Assets Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	133
8 Measuring Value Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	159
9 Monitoring Value Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	179
10 Chasing a Chimera? Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	203
Appendix 1 The Lehman Brothers Board of Directors in 2007 Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	223
Appendix 2 The Lehman Brothers Corporate Structure Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	227
Notes Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	229
Bibliography Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	251
Index Oonagh McDonald Open Access Download PDF	263

Language: English
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 288

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Published: September 1, 2016
ISBN: 9781526100580