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The Bank That Lived a Little - Barclays in the Age of the Very Free Market (Paperback)
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The Bank That Lived a Little - Barclays in the Age of the Very Free Market (Paperback)
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'A brilliantly readable account, based on exceptional access, of
the transformation of the old Quaker bank into a hard-charging
capitalist adventurer ... both a thriller and a reminder that
business is fascinating because all human life is there' John
Plender, Financial Times Based on unparalleled access to those
involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank that
Lived a Little describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one
of Britain's biggest financial institutions. In a tale of feuds,
grandiose dreams and a struggle for supremacy between rival
strategies and their adherents, Philip Augar gives a riveting
account of Barclays' journey from an old Quaker bank to a
full-throttle capitalist machine. The disagreement between those
ambitious for Barclays to join the top table of global banks, and
those preferring a smaller domestic role more in keeping with the
bank's traditions, cost three chief executives their jobs and
continues to divide opinion within Barclays, the City and beyond.
This is an extraordinary corporate thriller, which among much else
describes how Barclays came to buy Lehman Brothers for a bargain
price in 2008, why it was so keen to avoid taking government
funding during the financial crisis, and the price shareholders
have paid for a decade of barely controlled ambition. But Augar
also shows how Barclays' experiences are a paradigm for Britain's
social and economic life over thirty years, which saw the City move
from the edge of the economy to its very centre. These decades
created unprecedented prosperity for a tiny number, and made the
reputations of governments and individuals but then left many of
them in tatters. The leveraged society, the winner-takes-all
mentality and our present era of austerity can all be traced to the
influence of banks such as Barclays. Augar's book tells this
rollercoaster story from the perspective of many of its
participants - and also of those affected by the grip they came to
have on Britain.
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