The South Sea Bubble: An Economic History of its Origins and Consequences.

by Helen Paul

Overview

The book is an economic history of the South Sea Bubble. It combines economic theory and quantitative analysis with historical evidence in order to provide a rounded account. It brings together scholarship from a variety of different fields to update the existing historical work on the Bubble. Up until now, economic history research has not been integrated into mainstream histories of 1720. Technical work on share prices and ledgers has been inaccessible to a wider audience. As well as providing new evidence against the gambling mania argument, the book also interprets the existing economic history scholarship for non-specialists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415708395
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/08/2013
Series:	Routledge Explorations in Economic History
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Helen Paul is Research Fellow in Economics at the University of Southampton, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The history of the South Sea Company 3. The functioning of the market 4. Investment in the South Sea Company 5. The Aftermath 6. Conclusion