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100 1 _aBalen, Malcolm.
245 1 2 _aA very English deceit :
_bthe secret history of the South Sea Bubble and the first great financial scandal /
_cMalcolm Balen.
260 _aLondon :
_bFourth Estate,
_c2008.
300 _a282 p. :
_bill. ;
_c20 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: 2002.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aSouth Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720.
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