The book by the director of the Center for Research in Banking and Finance, professor of finance at the University of Zurich, Mark Chenet, is devoted to the problems of hypertrophy of the financial sector in modern developed countries. Analyzing the situation in various national economies, the author comes to the conclusion that the financial sector increasingly operates according to the laws of “casino finance” and develops independently and often to the detriment of the economy and society as a whole. The author completes his analysis by proposing a whole system of measures to correct this situation. The book has been translated and translated into a number of languages. Intended for specialists and those interested in finance, economics, social problems, and for the general public.