Manias, Panics, and Crashes by Charles P Kindleberger

Manias, Panics, and Crashes by Charles P Kindleberger

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Offers an account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions over the centuries. This book covers topics such as the history and anatomy of crises, speculative manias, and the lender of last resort.

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Manias, Panics, and Crashes by Charles P Kindleberger

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 book puts the turbulence of the financial world in perspective. The updated fifth edition expands upon each chapter, and includes two new chapters focusing on significant financial crises of the last fifteen years.

Charles P. Kindleberger was the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT for thirty-three years. He is a financial historian and prolific writer who has published over thirty books. Manias, Panics, and Crashes is his most popular book.

ROBERT ALIBER is a Professor of International Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he has been a faculty member since 1965.

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ISBN 13 9780471467144
ISBN 10 0471467146
Title Manias, Panics, and Crashes
Author Charles P Kindleberger
Series Wiley Investment Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2005-09-01
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.