The South Sea Bubble

The Tulip Mania  was the first big bubble circa 1636. Then England got caught out first by a fast talking Scotchman using the South Sea Bubble around 1720. Then it was the French with the Mississippi Company in 1763. We are currently [ 2011 ] going through the aftermath of a housing bubble which happened in English speaking countries. 

The South Sea Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"14 Oct 2003 ... The South Sea Bubble of 1720, was an economic bubble that occurred through speculation in the stock of The South Sea Company. ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sea_Bubble

2. South Sea Bubble (play) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"10 Jul 2008 ... For the 18th century economic bubble, see South Sea Bubble. South Sea Bubble is a 1950s play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward. ..."
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3. South Sea Bubble

"Learn about England's South Sea Bubble. ... Dubbed the “Enron of England”, the South Sea Bubble was one of history’s worst financial bubbles. ..."
www.stock-market-crash.net/southsea.htm

4. The South Sea Bubble

"History of England, the South Sea Bubble. ... In 1720 the whole of England became involved with what has since become known as The South Sea Bubble. ..."
www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/SouthSeaBubble.htm

5. Crashes: The South Sea Bubble

"The huge hole in the south sea bubble also punctured the Mississippi Company's unrealistic value and both came crashing down. ..."
www.investopedia.com/features/crashes/crashes3.asp

6. Famous First Bubbles?: South Sea Company Bubble

"Neal, L.D., "How the South Sea Bubble was blown up and burst: A new look at old data," in E.N. White (ed.) Crashes and Panics. Business One Irwin, 1990. ..."
people.few.eur.nl/smant/m-economics/southsea.htm

7. South Sea Bubble Resources in the Kress Collection at the Baker ...

"What is the South Sea Bubble? The South Sea Bubble Collection · Project Overview · Baker Library · Historical Collections · Kress Collections ..."
www.library.hbs.edu/hc/ssb/

8. South Sea Bubble Project Overview – Baker Library | Bloomberg ...

"One part history and one part cautionary tale, the South Sea Bubble financial crisis continues to intrigue scholars and warn investors nearly three hundred ..."
www.library.hbs.edu/hc/ssb/project.html

9. South Sea Bubble

"he South Sea Company was formed in 1711 by the Tory government of Harley to trade with Spanish America, and to offset the financial support which the Bank ..."
www.victorianweb.org/history/ssbubble.html

10. Mackay, Charles, Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and ...

"The South-Sea Bubble. 2.0. At length corruption, like a general flood, Did deluge all, and avarice creeping on, Spread, like a low-born mist, ..."
www.econlib.org/library/Mackay/macEx2.html

11. History House: The South Sea Bubble

"The greatest of many stock market bubbles - classic stuff."
www.historyhouse.com/in_history/south_sea/

12. The South Sea Bubble and Investing - An Historic Example of a ...

"The South Sea Bubble, a modernised version of Charles McKay's classic text from 1841."
www.thesouthseabubble.com/

13. Alan Watkins: It's the South Sea Bubble all over again - Alan ...

"21 Sep 2008 ... Before we turn to the chief business of the week, it is only fair to say something about the Liberal Democrats. Sixteen years ago the United ..."
www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/alan-watkins/alan-watkins-its-the-south-sea-bubble-all-over-again-936863.html

14. Amazon.com: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble: The ...

"Amazon.com: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble: The World's First Great Financial Scandal: Malcolm Balen: Books."
www.amazon.com/Secret-History-South-Sea-Bubble/dp/0007161778

15. SSRN-Riding the South Sea Bubble by Peter Temin, Hans-Joachim Voth

"10 Mar 2004 ... This paper presents a case study of a well-informed investor in the South Sea bubble. We argue that Hoare's Bank, a fledgling West End ..."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=485482

16. Literary Encyclopedia: South Sea Bubble

""South Sea Bubble". The Literary Encyclopedia. 9 November 2004. [http://www. litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1024, accessed 7 December 2008.] ..."
www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1024

17. HowStuffWorks "South Sea Bubble"

"27 Feb 2008 ... The South Sea Bubble played a big role in European history. Learn more about the South Sea Bubble at HowStuffWorks."
history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/south-sea-bubble.htm

18. South Sea Bubble definition of South Sea Bubble in the Free Online ...

"Encyclopedia article about South Sea Bubble. Information about South Sea Bubble in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, ..."
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19. South Sea Bubble - LoveToKnow 1911

"22 Sep 2006 ... SOUTH SEA BUBBLE, the name given to a series of financial projects which originated with the incorporation of the South Sea Company in 1711, ..."
www.1911encyclopedia.org/South_Sea_Bubble

20. Riding the South Sea Bubble

"19 Sep 2008 ... Downloadable (with restrictions)! This paper presents a case study of a well- informed investor in the South Sea bubble."
ideas.repec.org/a/aea/aecrev/v94y2004i5p1654-1668.html

 

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