Manias, Panics and Crashes

Charles P. Kindleberger was the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT for 33 years. He is a financial historian and prolific writer who has published over 24 books. Manias, Panics, and Crashes is his most popular book.

Financial Crisis: A Hardy Perennial; Anatomy of a Typical Crisis; Speculative Manias; Fueling the Flames: Monetary Expansion; The Emergence of Swindles; The Critical Stage; Domestic Propagation; International Propagation; Letting It Burn Out, and Other Devices; The Lender of Last Resort; The International Lender of Last Resort; Conclusion: The Lessons of History; Appendices; Notes; Index.