I am not master of events : the speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles /
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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2012.
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Series: | Yale series in economic and financial history.
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