Investment : A History.
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- 9780231540858
- 332.609
- HG4516
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Investment Challenge -- 1. A Privilege of the Power Elite -- 2. The Democratization of Investment: Joint-Stock Companies, the Industrial Revolution, and Public Markets -- 3. Retirement and Its Funding -- 4. New Clients and New Investments -- 5. Fraud, Market Manipulation, and Insider Trading -- 6. Progress in Managing Cyclical Crises -- 7. The Emergence of Investment Theory -- 8. More New Investment Forms -- 9. Innovation Creates a New Elite -- Conclusion: Investment in the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An expansive analysis of investing triumphs and failures, with a discussion of what investing will (and should) look like in the future.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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