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There are few indictments of the American banking system as searing as Other People’s Money and How the Bankers Use It, written by Louis D. Brandeis in 1913. Long considered one of the major muckraking exposés of the Progressive period, it still speaks powerfully to our own times. The book led to the establishment of stringent regulations on the banking system, rules that undergirded decades of prosperity and stability for both banks and the American economy after World War II. Weakening those rules led to the great banking meltdown of 2008, when once again the greed and recklessness that Brandeis had warned about triggered a major depression and cost hundreds of thousands of people their jobs and homes.
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Debra Bessette
reviewed Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading Series) on December 03, 2009
Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading Series)
Brandies was the forefather of counseling in law. Before him lawyers were like doctors of today, coming to a patient's (client's) aid AFTER the fact. Brandies was the founder of preventative law. He was also an early pro-bono advocate, donating much of his time to charity cases. Some critics felt he was naive in his thinking (specifically related to trust busting but also other areas of idealism) but much of what he did was for the good of the layperson and also at the forefront of altruistic thinking and, more importantly, doing.
This is a book that is as relevant now as it was in the early 20th century. Its focus, reform, is an issue that is and probably always will be with us. We see it today in health and education and the financial markets. Brandies would be one of those at the forefront today of looking to reform Wall Street and all those accused of greed and deceit.
This is not a great read, if you're looking for such, but it is important for all of us to understand how those in power do use our money, others peoples' money. If you don't know, you need to. Your financial well-being and that of all of us depends on your understanding, especially an accurate understanding when going to the polls to vote for those who lead this country and have some say in those who abuse great power and opportunity.
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