Manias, panics, and crashes : a history of financial crises / Charles P. Kindleberger and Robert Z. Aliber.
By: Aliber, Robert Z
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Contributor(s): Kindleberger, Charles Poor.
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TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: 6th ed.General Notes: Rev. ed. of: Manias, panics, and crashes / Charles P. Kindleberger and Robert Z. Aliber. 5th ed. c2005.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-342) and index.Description: xiii, 356 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780230575974 (pbk.); 9780230365353 (pbk.).Subject(s): Financial crises | Business cycles | DepressionsDDC classification: 338.5/42 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 338.542 Al419 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003745619 |
Rev. ed. of: Manias, panics, and crashes / Charles P. Kindleberger and Robert Z. Aliber. 5th ed. c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-342) and index.
Financial crisis : a hardy perennial -- The anatomy of a typical crisis -- Speculative manias -- Fueling the flames : the expansion of credit -- The critical stage : when the bubble is about to pop -- Euphoria and paper wealth -- Bernie Madoff : frauds, swindles, and the credit cycle -- International contagion 1618-1930 -- Bubble contagion : Mexico City to Tokyo to Bangkok to New York, London and Reykjavik -- 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.
An account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions over the centuries. Includes: the history and anatomy of crises, speculative manias, and the lender of last resort, the real estate price bubble in Finland, Norway, & Sweden in the 1980s.
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