Boom and Bust. A global history of financial bubbles
Details:
- Author(s) Quinn, William, & John D Turner
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2020
- Pages 296pp
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Place Published Cambridge
Topics:
- Name Capital and money markets, etc
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Deals with the international history of financial bubbles from the 18th century to the 21st but especially in the the 20th, focusing on particular events. Explains causes and consequences, some catastrophic, others beneficial, and the catalysts for them. Also considers bust prediction. Chapters include: South Sea Bubble; Railway Mania; Australian land boom; British bicycle mania; Wall Street Crash; Dotcom Bubble; Subprime Bubble; etc