Steven Rattner

If you managed to lose track of the great bail-out of GM and Chrysler in the early days of the current administration this is not the worst book in the world that you could read to get up to date. Keep in mind that the author never misses an opportunity to pat himself on the back whenever possible, while casting disdain on the constitutional and procedural processes designed to keep those of his ilk in Wall Street at bay (the author was eventually caught up in his own seedy little ethics mess). To say that Rattner operates under the "great man" theory of history would be putting it mildly. Still, the one thing I can agree upon with Rattner is that all the scorn he casts upon the old management at GM was greatly deserved. If you were following this bailout the most interesting points are probably in regards to Chrysler, which was overshadowed by the battle to save GM; that Daimler-Benz's management of the firm verged on the criminal could have been played up more.… (plus d'informations)