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Mervyn A. King

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March 30, 1948

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Mervyn Allister King, Baron King of Lothbury, KG GBE FBA was the Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of its Monetary Policy Committee from 2003 to 2013. He had been Deputy Governor from 1998 to 2003, Chief Economist and Executive Director from 1991, and a non-executive director of the Bank from 1990 to 1991.

King is a Fellow of the British Academy, an Honorary Fellow of King's and St John's Colleges, Cambridge and holds Honorary Degrees from Cambridge, Birmingham, City of London, Edinburgh, London Guildhall (now London Metropolitan University), London School of Economics, Wolverhampton, Worcester and Helsinki Universities. He is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, sits on the Advisory Council of t ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,715 ratings · 172 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy 4.09 avg rating — 1,536 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radical Uncertainty: Decision-making for an unknowable future by John Kay, Mervyn A. King 4.25 avg rating — 52 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chief Value Officer by Mervyn A. King, Jill Atkins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transient Caretakers, Making Life on Earth Sustainable by Mervyn A. King, Teordorina Lessidrenska 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Auditor: Quo Vadis? by Mervyn A. King, Linda de Beer 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alternative Dispute Resolution Guidelines: Good Law Project REPORT II chaired by Prof Mervyn King SC (Good Law Project REPORTS Book 2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principles of Good Law: Good Law Project REPORT I chaired by Prof Mervyn King SC (Good Law Project REPORTS Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Public Policy And The Corporation 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bank and Brokerage Office Procedures and Settlements really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taxation of Income from Capital: A Comparative Study of the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and West Germany did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The lesson is that no amount of sophisticated statistical analysis is a match for the historical experience that ‘stuff happens’.”
― Mervyn King, The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy

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“Confucius emphasised the crucial role of trust in the authorities: ‘Three things are necessary for government: weapons, food and trust. If a ruler cannot hold on to all three, he should give up weapons first and food next. Trust should be guarded to the end: without trust we cannot stand.’5 Those”
― Mervyn King, The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy

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“In the euro area the fight for survival has become a battle between politicians and arithmetic.”
― Mervyn King

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