"... finance is not only a dramatic sleight of hand, the level of conflict has risen beyond limits, and we fight no longer for a profit with many zeros. It is the survival of the West as we know it. I...
David Lane
The Economist
David Lane is a British journalist who has lived in Rome since 1972. He has been The Economist's business and finance correspondent in Italy since 1994. He is the author of Berlusconi's Shadow (2004) and Into the Heart of the Mafia (2009).