Table of Contents

1. Why Iceland?
2. A Brief Discussion of the Icelandic Economy and History
3. The Building of a Banking Empire
4. The Geyser crisis of 2006
5. The Walk of the Hedge Funds
6. The Road To Perdition
7. Our Iceberg is Melting
8. Behind the Barricades
9. The Future of Iceland and the Future of International Banking

About the Author

Asgeir Jonsson is head of research and chiefeconomist at Kaupthing Bank, the biggest bank inIceland until the nation's banking collapse. He previouslyserved as assistant professor of bankingand international finance at the University ofIceland. Jonsson is the author of several booksabout the economy and history of Iceland.

Reviews

"A provocative, urgently important case study in international finance." The New York Times 20090816