If only. Lawrence McDonald begins his insider's account of the fall of Lehman Brothers with seven “what if” scenarios, speculating on how different decisions might have saved his former employer. If only Dick Fuld, Lehman's chief executive, had listened to those who warned of impending losses on the bank's property portfolio. If only Fuld had not antagonised Hank Paulson, the then Treasury secretary. And so on.*
如果！劳伦斯•麦克唐纳(Lawrence McDonald)假设了七种可能，猜想当初要是做了不同的决定，自己的前雇主就可能得救。这是他以内部人士的身份，讲述雷曼兄弟(Lehman Brothers)倒闭内幕的开篇。要是雷曼首席执行官迪克•富尔德(Dick Fuld)当初听取了别人关于该行房地产投资即将蒙受损失的警告就好了；要是富尔德没有让时任美国财政部长的汉克•保尔森(Hank Paulson)看不顺眼就好了；等等。*
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