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A very English deceit : the secret history of the South Sea Bubble and the first great financial scandal / Malcolm Balen.

By: Balen, MalcolmMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Fourth Estate, 2008Description: 282 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780007292783 (pbk.) :; 0007292783 (pbk.) :Subject(s): South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720DDC classification: 332.6'45'0941'09033 Summary: The South Sea Bubble was a scandal of immense proportions. Malcolm Balen reveals the full story of corruption and scandal that attended the birth of the first shareholder economy, and with it uncovers a parable for our times.
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Originally published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The South Sea Bubble was a scandal of immense proportions. Malcolm Balen reveals the full story of corruption and scandal that attended the birth of the first shareholder economy, and with it uncovers a parable for our times.

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