Pros & Cons
Pros
Vivek kaul’s book is brave and brilliant, and must be made mandatory reading for all. Kaul breaks down the npa mess by giving the historical perspective that lead to this situation and also discusses the various measures/ remedies that have/ are being... Read More
It gives an objective account of how indian banking has landed in the npa mess. The book lucidly tells about npas in psbs and their impact on banking industry.
Bad money gives readers a detailed account of the origins and consequences of the wave of bad loans that have emanated in india’s banking sector. This book educates you how, when and why govt backed psbs lent loans to whoever they met and added to bad... Read More
Narrated in simple easy words which will be liked by any reader. Excellent comprehension and sequence is also good. Interspersed with stats and interesting writing style. Simple and interesting langauge.
The book has been so painstakingly written. That this book explains every * thing from scratch.
Cons
The author liberally sprinkles quotes from other works verbatim creating a hodgepodge. Some lines, especially around technical concepts feel like copy-pastes off a textbook.
Highlights
Quality
The built quality is premium and has a long shelf value
This book simply showcases the quality of understanding that vivek has on the subject
You may not completely with the views of the author presented jn the book
Read the financial numbers to bank with the right bank
Packaging/appearance
My favourite chapter in the book includes those on the various chapters spent on explaining the unique problems of psbs those e... Read More
Competitiveness
Banks shouldnt lend to a big corporate because of political connections
However author deserves 55 based on writting skill and knowledge level
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I didnt get a bookmark in the package
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The book went to publishing in feb 2020 before covid struck india and things have only gone downhill since
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We all have at least one story of lunchtimesbi
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I am not really a reviews person
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And why we might be taken for a ride by being paid less interest on our money and paying higher taxes to rescue the inefficient utilisation and safe keeping of our money
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The fact that the book which otherwise could have been a boring documentary makes such an engrossing reading is only because of the writing skill of the author
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It is written in simple language without jargons
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Read the financial numbers to bank with the right bank