<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>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.</p>