Manias, Panics, and Crashes A History of Financial Crises

Name: Manias, Panics, and Crashes A History of Financial Crises
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ISBN: 9780230365353

ISBN-10: 0230365353

ISBN-13: 9780230365353

Edition: 6th 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Z. Aliber, Robert Solow

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Selected as one of the best investment books of all time by theFinancial Times,Manias, Panics and Crashesputs the turbulence of the financial world in perspective. Here is a vivid and entertaining account of how reckless decisions and a poor handling of money have led to financial explosions over the centuries. Covering topics such as the history and anatomy of crises, speculative manias, and the lender of last resort, this book has been hailed as "a true classic . . . both timely and timeless." In this new, updated sixth edition, Kindleberger and Aliber expand upon the ideas presented in the previous edition to bring the history of the financial crisis up-to-date. It now includes two new…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 8/9/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Charles P. Kindleberger is Ford International Professor of Economics Emeritus, MIT and Visiting Professor, Brandeis University.



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Foreword




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


Appendix


Notes


Index