The international political economy of investment bubbles

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sheeran Paul
Group Author: Spain Amber
Published: Ashgate,
Publisher Address: Aldershot Burlington, VT
Publication Dates: c2004.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xix, 210 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0754619974 (alk. paper)
Index Number: F831
CLC: F831.6
F830.9
Call Number: F830.9/S541
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and index.
Pascal and the gambler: the theory of speculative advantage -- Fear and risk: without a net -- Action and reaction: the psychology of bubbles -- Tulipomania: bubbles, mysteries and cycles -- The South Sea bubble: from the Mississippi to the high seas -- Bubbles in the near past -- Electronic bubbles: dotcoms and telecoms -- The role of institutions and the response to malfeasance -- Rhythms and interventions: studying the ebbs and flows of bubbles -- Reflections and recriminations: the end of all bubbles?