Revised edition of Manias, panics, and crashes, 2011. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Financial crises : 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 -- Euromania and Eurocrash -- 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.
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