The Bubble Act - New Perspectives from Passage to Repeal and Beyond (1st ed. 2023)

This book reassesses the actual effects of the Bubble Act, still popularly associated with the bursting of the South Sea Bubble. The book builds on the foundational work of Ron Harris to discuss the act’s effect on corporate governance, literary culture, colonial law, and the Industrial Revolution. The Bubble Act was deemed an empty letter within England itself as it was rarely used in legal proceedings. Several chapters consider whether this was the case outside England, from Scotland to the Americas, India, and Africa. Others assess the impact of the act, both on literary culture and in the history of economic thought. The act has been conceptualized as a brake on economic development or of little consequence. This edited collection offers a timely reassessment of the Bubble Act and its legacy.  

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
Release date:	July 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Helen Paul • Nicholas Di Liberto • D'Maris Coffman
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Pages:	300
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-131893-1
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	3-03-131893-5
Barcode:	9783031318931

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