The Mississippi Bubble (Cortero Pantheon Edition)
In 1716 France was broke. A series of wars waged by Louis XIV had left the economy in ruins, the king in debt, and the government coffers empty. France did not even have enough gold to produce new coins. Into this breech stepped John Law, a brilliant Scottish economist, and a man on the run from British justice. He knew that France could never recover if it continued to base it's money on precious metals that the government actually owned. So, he set up a bank and obtained the right to issue paper money-pieces of paper that stood for value, but had no intrinsic worth of its own. Next, he bou…
Mehr
CHF 24.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V106:
Fremdlagertitel. Lieferzeit unbestimmt
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-934757-88-8
- EAN: 9781934757888
- Produktnummer: 5201747
- Verlag: Cortero Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 470 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 470
100 weitere Werke von Emerson Hough:
The History of the Old American West - 4 Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 1.30
The Way to the West, and the Lives of Three Early Americans: Boone-Crockett-Carson
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 1.30
Bewertungen
Anmelden