Manias, panics, and crashes : a history of financial crises
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Manias, panics, and crashes : a history of financial crises
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
7th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-403) and index
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Description
This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of an inherent instability in the international system.
Table of Contents
Foreword - Robert Solow Introduction 1. Financial Crises: a Hardy Perennial 2. The Anatomy of a Typical Crisis 3. Speculative Manias 4. Fueling the Flames: the Expansion of Credit 5. The Critical Stage - When the Bubble Is About To Pop 6. Euphoria and Paper Wealth 7. Bernie Madoff: Frauds, Swindles, and the Credit Cycle 8. International Contagion 1618-1930 9. Bubble Contagion: Mexico City to Tokyo to Bangkok to New York, London, and Reykjavik 10. Euromania and Eurocrash 11. Policy Responses: Benign Neglect, Exhortation, and Bank Holidays 12. The Domestic Lender of Last Resort 13. The International Lender of Last Resort 14. The Lehman Panic - An Avoidable Crash 15. The Lessons of History Epilogue Afterword - Lord Robert Skidelsky
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