Manias, panics, and crashes : a history of financial crises /

Manias, Panics, and Crashes, Fifth Edition is an engaging and entertaining account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions over the centuries. Covering such topics as the history and anatomy of crises, speculative manias, and the lender of last resort, this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kindleberger, Charles P.
Other Authors: Aliber, Robert Z.
Format: Book
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.
Edition:5th ed.
Series:Wiley investment classics
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip056/2005001066.html
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Table of Contents:
  • Financial crisis : a hardy perennial
  • Anatomy of a typical crisis
  • Speculative manias
  • Fueling the flames : the expansion of credit
  • The critical stage
  • Euphoria and economic booms
  • International contagion
  • Bubble contagion : Tokyo to Bangkok to New York
  • Frauds, swindles, and the credit cycle
  • Policy responses : letting it burn out, and other devices
  • The domestic lender of last resort
  • The lessons of history and the most tumultuous decaded ever.