Open Dissent provides an inside look at the Irish banking crisis and evaluates its causes and potential solutions from the perspective of an international banking expert. With 35 years experience in banking internationally and, latterly, in Ireland, Mike Soden was one of those at the helm, shaping and changing modern banking. Far from playing the "blame game," Soden examines the international and domestic causes of recession in Ireland and across the EU, looking candidly at the actions of Irish banking executives as well as the national mindset of Irish investors. Mike Soden provides a provocative and honest take on why banking failed in Ireland and what can now be done in the name of recovery.