Comeback — The Restoration of American Banking Power in the New World Economy

Why it’s on the list: Roy C. Smith’s 1992 account of American banks regaining their standing in the global financial economy.

Where I heard about it

• A Goldman Sachs reading list — on the firm’s recommended reading list from its careers site, under Written by current or former Goldman Sachs employees; shared by @F_Compounders on X, July 2025.

Connections

• Roy C. Smith — author.
• Also by Roy C. Smith on the same list: Adam Smith and the Origins of American Enterprise, The Wealth Creators, The Global Bankers, High Finance in the Euro-Zone, The Money Wars, Cases and Readings in Markets, Ethics, and Law, Street Smarts — Linking Professional Conduct With Shareholder Value in the Securities Industry, Global Banking (Book).
• Goldman Sachs Recommended reading list… (tweet) — the list this came from.