1st Edition

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

By Helen Paul Copyright 2011
176 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

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.... Read more

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

Biography

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