The Great Crash 1929

The Great Crash 1929

by JohnKennethGalbraith (Author)

Synopsis

This work examines the 'gold-rush fantasy' in American psychology and describes its dire consequences. The Florida land boom, the operations of Insull, Kreuger and Hatry, and the Shandoah Corporation all come together in Galbraith's study of concerted human greed and folly.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Penguin
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 29 Oct 1992

ISBN 10: 0140136096
ISBN 13: 9780140136098

Author Bio
John Kenneth Galbraith wrote more than 30 books, spanning four decades. He was awarded honorary degrees from Harvard, Oxford, the University of Paris and Moscow University. He was the Paul M Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University. He died in 2006.