Abbreviations -- Barbarians at the gate -- Capital in the twentieth century -- The impeccable system -- Justice must be seen to be done -- Irrational exuberance -- Liars and thieves -- Boom and bust -- A sorry business -- Worker's capital -- The big rort -- Doctor's orders -- How much is enough? -- Last gunslingers in town -- The watchdogs that didn't bark -- Veni, vidi, vici -- Ill fares the land -- Acknowledgements.
Summary
The banking royal commission has put the financial sector on trial and exposed its self-interest, corruption and excess. The people vs the banks reveals what happens when businesses put profit before punters, reward bad behaviour and assume they are beyond the law.