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Boom and Bust

By John David Turner & William Quinn

A Global History of Economic Bubbles. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

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Boom and Bust

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An exploration by two economists of how economic bubbles form and burst, as well as their positive and negative consequences for societies, economies, and politics—ranging from the early Dutch tulip mania through to the 2008 financial crisis and beyond.

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Who should read Boom and Bust

Amateur investors • history buffs • economics students • people interested in global markets • armchair political analysts

About the author of Boom and Bust

William Quinn is a lecturer in Finance at Queen’s University Belfast with a focus on the history of stock markets. John David Turner is also a professor of Finance and Financial History at Queen’s, and his previous books include Banking in Crisis (2014).

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