TY - BOOK AU - Paul,Helen J. TI - The South Sea Bubble: an economic history of its origins and consequences T2 - Routledge explorations in economic history SN - 9780415469739 (hbk.) PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - South Sea Company KW - History KW - South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720 KW - Financial crises KW - Great Britain KW - 18th century KW - Finance N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The stock market in early modern England -- Politics, warfare and finance -- Financial innovation and trade -- The bubble and the crash -- Reasons to invest in the South Sea Company -- Criticism and financial complexity -- The social history of the crash -- The real effects of the crash -- Conclusion ER -