CONTENTS
Abbreviations
1 Barbarians at the gate
2 Capital in the twentieth century
3 The impeccable system
4 Justice must be seen to be done
5 Irrational exuberance
6 Liars and thieves
7 Boom and bust
8 A sorry business
9 Workers’ capital
10 The big rort
11 Doctor’s orders
12 How much is enough?
13 Last gunslingers in town
14 The watchdogs that didn’t bark
15 Veni, vidi, vici
16 Ill fares the land
Acknowledgements