Why Iceland?

by Ásgeir Jónsson

Book Overview

As late as the mid 1980s, Iceland's economyrevolved around little else than a semi-robustcod-fishing industry. By the end of the century, however, it had transformed itself into a major player inworld finance, building an international bankingempire worth twelve times its GDP. The tiny islandnation of 300,000 was one of the global economy'sgreat success stories.

And then everything came crashing down.

Why Iceland? is the inside...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071632840
• ISBN13: 9780071632843
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"