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  • Boom and Bust

    A Global History of Financial Bubbles

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    The CEOs of Britain's largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary? Michael Aldous and John Turner provide the answers by telling the story of the British CEO over the past century. From gentleman amateurs to professional managers, entrepreneurs, frauds, and fat ... Read more

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  • Banking in Crisis

    The Rise and Fall of British Banking Stability, 1800 to the Present

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
    Can the lessons of the past help us to prevent another banking collapse in the future? This is the first book to tell the story of the rise and fall of British banking stability over the past two centuries, shedding new light on why banking systems crash and on the factors underpinning banking stability. John Turner shows that there have only been two major banking crises in Britain during this ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Boom and Bust

    A Global History of Financial Bubbles

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    Unabridged

    9 hours 39 min

    Why do stock and housing markets sometimes experience amazing booms followed by massive busts and why is this happening more and more frequently? In order to answer these questions, William Quinn and John D. Turner take us on a riveting ride through the history of financial bubbles, visiting, among other places, Paris and London in 1720, Latin America in the 1820s, Melbourne in the 1880s, New York ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    A Guide to the UK Monetary and Banking System

    Where Does Money Come From? reveals how, contrary to public perception, the bulk of today's money supply is created and allocated by commercial banks in their role as providers of credit. The authors argue that this system is inherently unstable, with little effective regulation of how much credit is provided, or whether it is used for productive or speculative purposes. Based on detailed research ... Read more

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  • A Quiet Word

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