Download or read book Manias, Panics and Crashes written by C. Kindleberger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manias, Panics and Crashes was first published in 1978, and dealt with financial crises that were, for the most part, before World War II. Black Monday of October 1987, along with more research especially on the years from 1880 to 1893 indicated a need for a second look. The third edition had its stimulus in the Japanese crash of January 1990, the effects of which carried through to decade. This new fourth edition covers the striking troubles of Mexico in 1994-95 and East Asia in 1997-98.