Riding a wave: The Company's role in the South Sea Bubble

Economic History Review

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 264-285

  Kleer, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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EID: 84921975409     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0289.12056     Document Type: Article

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