Great Crash 1929

Name: Great Crash 1929
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780241468081

by Unknown Author

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240 pages2021Penguin Books, LimitedISBN 9780241468081

Depressions, 1929 Financial crises Economics Stock exchanges United states, economic policy, 1933-1945

About this book

'One of the most engrossing books I have ever read' Daily Telegraph John Kenneth Galbraith's now-classic account of the 1929 stock market collapse remains the definitive book on the most disastrous cycle of boom and bust in modern times. Vividly depicting the causes, effects, aftermath and long-term consequences of financial meltdown, Galbraith also describes the people and the corporations who were affected by the catastrophe. With its depiction of the 'gold-rush fantasy' ingrained in America's psychology, The Great Crash 1929 remains a penetrating study of human greed and folly.

Publication Details

Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Published: 2021
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9780241468081
Language: en

About Unknown Author

John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith, OC was a Canadian and, later, American economist, public official, and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s, during which time Galbraith fulfilled the role of public intellectual. As an economist, he leaned toward Post-Keynesian economics from an institutional perspective. Galbraith was a long-time Harvard faculty member and stayed with Harvard University for half a century as a professor of economics. He was a prolific author and wrote four dozen books, including several novels, and published more than a thousand articles and essays on various subjects. - Source: Wikipedia