There is no quick fix, indeed. International finance is secondary to what the OP is requesting though. I think a history of banking, and the events that led to the current regulatory framework, would be suitable. Can’t think of a good book though (except the Bankers’ New Clothes I recommended below).
Typographic jacket · original cover not fetched
FROM THE SHARED SHELF · 2006–2026 SAMPLE
The Bankers' New Clothes
1 reader recommends it across 1 discussion
Topics are model-inferred labels.
Keep it on your reading list
THE WORD OF MOUTH
What made it worth passing on?
Original Hacker News comments, in the readers’ own words.