I am not master of events : the speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles /

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Two of the greatest financial fiascos of all time took place at the same time and were instigated by two acquaintances: the Mississippi Bubble, on which John Law at first made a vast fortune and gained sway over French finances; and the South Sea Bubble, launched by Law and Thomas Pitt, Jr., Lord Lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neal, Larry, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Colección:Yale series in economic and financial history.
Temas:
Law, John, > 1671-1729.
Law, John, > 1671-1729
South Sea Company.
South Sea Company
1700-1799
Business cycles > History > 18th century.
Financial crises > History > 18th century.
Cycles économiques > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Microeconomics.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
Business cycles
Financial crises
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Storms in the Caribbean Sea and the life of Lord Londonderry
  • The War of the Spanish succession and the Jacobite Rebellion
  • The diamond deal
  • Learning by doing : law and Londonderry before the bet
  • The bet of the bubbles
  • The blowing and bursting of bubbles
  • The workout
  • Family problems
  • Did the speculations of law and Londonderry matter?
  • Epilogue.

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