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Manias, Panics, and Crashes [Paperback]

A History of Financial Crises

by Charles P. Kindleberger

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Description of Manias, Panics, and Crashes

"Sometime in the next five years you may kick yourself for not reading and re–reading Kindleberger’s Manias, Panics, and Crashes." –Paul A. Samuelson, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"One never picks up a work by Charles Kindleberger without anticipating a feast of entertainment. But underneath the hilarious anecdotes, the elegant epigrams, and the graceful turns of phrase, Kindleberger is deadly serious. The manner in which human beings earn their livings is no laughing matter to him, especially when they attempt to do so at the expense of one another." –from the Foreword by Peter L. Bernstein, author of Against the Gods and The Power of Gold

Praise for Manias, Panics, and Crashes

"Classic. . . . Manias, Panics, and Crashes is a durable guide to meditation: wise, witty, and practical. It is a template against which to measure the latest financial crisis–whatever and whenever that happens to be." –David Warsh, Boston Globe

"Definitive." –Floyd Norris, New York Times

"Menacing..." –The New Yorker

"[Manias, Panics, and Crashes] is a scholarly account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions over the centuries."–Richard Lambert, Financial Times

"This book sparkles with the best of Kindleberger’s wit, insight, and passion for financial history. A real delight."–Robert Z. Aliber, Professor of International Economics and Finance, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

"What long has been the best history of financial pathologies is now even better. The reader who absorbs Kindleberger’s lessons will be prepared to foresee and navigate the financial crises that surely lie ahead. Like a true classic, Manias, Panics, and Crashes is both timely and timeless." –Richard Sylla, Kaufman Professor of Financial History, Stern School of Business, New York University

Title Information

ISBN:
9780471389453
Pages:
304 pages
Format:
Paperback
Product Code:
0287
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Published:
14/06/2001
Edition:
4th Edition

Press and Industry Reviews

'Sometime in the next five years you may kick yourself for not reading and re-reading Kindleberger's Manias, Panics, and Crashes.'
Paul A. Samuelson, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

'One never picks up a work by Charles Kindleberger without anticipating a feast of entertainment. But underneath the hilarious anecdotes, the elegant epigrams, and the graceful turns of phrase, Kindleberger is deadly serious. The manner in which human beings earn their livings is no laughing matter to him, especially when they attempt to do so at the expense of one another.'
From the Foreword by Peter L. Bernstein, author of Against the Gods and The Power of Gold

Praise for Manias, Panics, and Crashes

'Classic. . . . Manias, Panics, and Crashes is a durable guide to meditation: wise, witty, and practical. It is a template against which to measure the latest financial crisis-whatever and whenever that happens to be.' -David Warsh, Boston Globe

'Definitive.'
-Floyd Norris, New York Times

'Menacing...'
-The New Yorker

'[Manias, Panics, and Crashes] is a scholarly account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions over the centuries.'
-Richard Lambert, Financial Times

'This book sparkles with the best of Kindleberger's wit, insight, and passion for financial history. A real delight.'
-Robert Z. Aliber, Professor of International Economics and Finance, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

'What long has been the best history of financial pathologies is now even better. The reader who absorbs Kindleberger's lessons will be prepared to foresee and navigate the financial crises that surely lie ahead. Like a true classic, Manias, Panics, and Crashes is both timely and timeless.'
-Richard Sylla, Kaufman Professor of Financial History, Stern School of Business, New York University

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About Charles P. Kindleberger

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 thirty books. Manias, Panics, and Crashes is his most popular book.

Contents of Manias, Panics, and Crashes

Introduction

Financial Crisis: A Hardy Perennial

Anatomy of a Typical Crisis

Speculative Manias

Fueling the Flames: Monetary Expansion

The Emergence of Swindles

The Critical Stage

Domestic Contagion

International Contagion

Letting It Burn Out, and Other Devices

The Lender of Last Resort

The International Lender of Last Resort

Conclusion: The Lessons of History

Appendices

Notes

Index


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