{"product_id":"9780141963525","title":"Bust: How the Courts Have Exposed the Rotten Heart of the Irish Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen, after fifteen years of runaway growth based largely on property speculation, the Irish economy finally crashed, Ireland's bankers and developers tried to keep themselves out of sight. But they couldn't keep themselves out of court - and it is in the courtrooms that the full, sickening drama of the Irish meltdown is being played out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDearbhail McDonald, the brilliant legal editor of the \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, has been following the high-stakes rows through the courts and, drawing upon her unmatched contacts, tells the often bizarre stories behind an extraordinary reversal of fortune. From the man who ran a pyramid scheme in a Dublin suburb to the leading developer whose business now lies in ruins, from the judges to the solicitors to the ordinary mortgage-holders who find themselves on the wrong side of the law, \u003ci\u003eBust\u003c\/i\u003e paints a gripping picture of the human drama - and the human cost - of an economic catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108848943344,"sku":"9780141963525","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141963525_p0.jpg?v=1763656322","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141963525","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}