Borrowing from the experiences of various countries during the credit crunch, this book makes sense of existing theories about finance and lending, adopting a developmental approach to focus on the consquences of poor lending policies and wholesale economic collapse.

This book tries to make sense of the entire saga with reference to the management of a credit-based economy. The book borrows from the experiences of various countries during the credit crunch. It also makes use of existing theories about finance generally, and lending in particular. The book is relevant to those that are interest in finance generally. However, it adopts a developmental approach by focusing on the consequences of poor lending policies in terms of wholesale economic collapse.