Money Mania: The South Sea Bubble
Gresham College Lectures
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Gresham College Lectures
Money Mania: The South Sea Bubble
Apr 26, 1988
Gresham College
At the beginning of 1720, almost the whole of England thought that investing money in the South Sea Company was an admirable idea; by the end of 1720, they were equally convinced that the company was made up of nothing but rogues and vagabonds. What was the South Sea Bubble and how can we...

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