Gives readers a glimpse inside the Wall Street banks during the boom economy. Written by an author who is highly critical both of the industry's rampant corruption and the toothless reform efforts intended to stop it, this book is also accessible to those unfamiliar with the inner workings of international finance.

Prins brings an insider's eye to the boom economy, uncovering the old-boy networks and hot-money flows between Wall Street, Corporate America, and Capitol Hill, and exposing the whitewash reforms brought in to control them.