In 2008, the world's economy was nearly destroyed. Was this the work of a giant conspiracy of the new political-financial complex? Who rules the world of money? Edward Jay Epstein investigates the strange, perverse universe of money, greed, and power in six original essays. In exploring the demons and demonology of high finance, Epstein paid a visit to the inner sanctum of the secretive Bank of International Settlements, visited the gold vault at...