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Manias, panics and crashes : a history of financial crises

Charles P. Kindleberger and Robert Z. Aliber ; [foreword by Robert M. Solow]

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

6th ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This sixth edition has been revised and expanded to bring the history of financial crisis up to date, covering such topics as speculative manias, the lender of last resort and the case of Lehman Brothers. This highly anticipated volume has been hailed as 'a true classic...both timely and timeless.'

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • R.M. Solow Financial Crisis: A Hardy Perennial Anatomy of a Typical Crisis Speculative Manias Fuelling the Flames: The Expansion of Credit The Critical Stage Euphoria and Economic Booms Bernie Madoff: Frauds and Swindles, and the Credit Cycle International Contagion 1618-1930 Bubble Contagion: Tokyo to Bangkok to New York Policy Responses: Benign Neglect, Exhortation, and Bank Holidays The Domestic Lender of Last Resort The International Lender of Last Resort The Lehman Panic - An Avoidable Crash The Lessons of History Epilogue 2010-2020 Notes Index

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  • NCID
    BB06518079
  • ISBN
    • 9780230365353
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 356 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Subject Headings
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