An authoritative insider's perspective, this book penned by the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand chronicles the global financial and economic meltdown. A well-researched and dynamic firsthand account, it 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 2010 - as politicians, bankers, and government officials struggled to deal with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.