Written from the perspective of the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, this informative chronicle is a firsthand account of the global financial and economic meltdown. This well-researched and dynamic study captures the drama of the events--from the overheated markets of 2007 through the collapse of investment banks and crises in multiple economies to the fragile recovery in New Zealand and the world in 2010--as politicians, bankers, and government officials struggled to deal with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.