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Wall Street : a history / Charles R. Geisst.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Edition: Updated editionDescription: xiv, 528 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195396218 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0195396219
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.64/273
LOC classification:
  • HG 4572 G313w 2012
Contents:
The early years (1790-1840) -- The railroad and Civil War eras (1840-70) -- The robber barons (1870-90) -- The age of the trusts (1880-1910) -- The money trust (1890-1920) -- The booming Twenties (1920-29) -- Wall Street meets the New Deal (1930-35) -- The struggle continues (1936-54) -- Bull market (1954-69) -- Bear market (1970-81) -- Mergermania (1982-97) -- Running out of steam (1998-2003) -- The cataclysm (2004-2008) -- The Great Recession (2009- ).
Summary: This work is an account of Wall Street itself as well as an economic history of the United States. Already the definitive history of America's financial hub, this crucial update chronicles the past decade, including the financial collapse of 2008. It tells tales of profits and losses, spirited enterprise, ruthless wheeler-dealers, and key figures that transformed America into the most powerful economy in the world. This updated edition unpacks the cataclysmic events of the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent policy changes of the Obama administration up to Dodd-Frank
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HG 4572 G313w 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000115572

Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-489) and index.

The early years (1790-1840) -- The railroad and Civil War eras (1840-70) -- The robber barons (1870-90) -- The age of the trusts (1880-1910) -- The money trust (1890-1920) -- The booming Twenties (1920-29) -- Wall Street meets the New Deal (1930-35) -- The struggle continues (1936-54) -- Bull market (1954-69) -- Bear market (1970-81) -- Mergermania (1982-97) -- Running out of steam (1998-2003) -- The cataclysm (2004-2008) -- The Great Recession (2009- ).

This work is an account of Wall Street itself as well as an economic history of the United States. Already the definitive history of America's financial hub, this crucial update chronicles the past decade, including the financial collapse of 2008. It tells tales of profits and losses, spirited enterprise, ruthless wheeler-dealers, and key figures that transformed America into the most powerful economy in the world. This updated edition unpacks the cataclysmic events of the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent policy changes of the Obama administration up to Dodd-Frank

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