The Resource Money for nothing : the South Sea bubble and the invention of modern capitalism, Thomas Levenson
Money for nothing : the South Sea bubble and the invention of modern capitalism, Thomas Levenson
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- Summary
- The South Sea Company was formed to trade with Asian and Latin American countries. But it had almost no ships and did precious little trade. Instead it got into financial fraud on a massive scale, taking over the government's debt and promising to pay the state out of the money received from the shares it sold. And how they sold. In the summer of 1720 the share price rocketed and everyone was making money. Until the carousel stopped, and thousands lost their shirts. Isaac Newton, Alexander Pope and others lost heavily. Tom Levenson's account of the South Sea bubble is not just the story of a huge scam, but is also the story of the birth of modern financial capitalism: the idea that you can invest in future prosperity and that governments can borrow money to make things happen, like funding the rise of British naval and mercantile power
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Money for nothing : the South Sea bubble and the invention of modern capitalism
- Title
- Money for nothing
- Title remainder
- the South Sea bubble and the invention of modern capitalism
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Levenson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The South Sea Company was formed to trade with Asian and Latin American countries. But it had almost no ships and did precious little trade. Instead it got into financial fraud on a massive scale, taking over the government's debt and promising to pay the state out of the money received from the shares it sold. And how they sold. In the summer of 1720 the share price rocketed and everyone was making money. Until the carousel stopped, and thousands lost their shirts. Isaac Newton, Alexander Pope and others lost heavily. Tom Levenson's account of the South Sea bubble is not just the story of a huge scam, but is also the story of the birth of modern financial capitalism: the idea that you can invest in future prosperity and that governments can borrow money to make things happen, like funding the rise of British naval and mercantile power
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- StDuBDS
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- Levenson, Thomas
- Dewey number
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- 332.6'45'094109033
- 332.645094109033
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Specialized
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- South Sea Company
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720
- Great Britain
- Capitalism
- Finance and Accounting
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Money for nothing : the South Sea bubble and the invention of modern capitalism, Thomas Levenson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781784973940
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xv, 453 pages
- Isbn
- 9781784973940
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
- Label
- Money for nothing : the South Sea bubble and the invention of modern capitalism, Thomas Levenson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781784973940
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xv, 453 pages
- Isbn
- 9781784973940
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
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