British Financial Crises Since 1825

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  • Name Capital and money markets, etc
  • Name Business/Industry failure, decline, lack of success, etc: collapse of businesses
  • Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy

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Comprises ten essays, some dealing with specific crises, others with common aspects.The former group covers railway mania and the 1847 crisis; the Overend Gurney and Baring Brothers crises; the 1914 international financial crisis; the 1931 crisis. The former includes interaction of financial crises and the economic cycle and developments in regulation. For some essays see individual BHE entries