Re: chronology of financial crisis from 19th through 20th

[Basil Moore <bmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Basil Moore

At 01:47 PM 4/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
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>Good morning list,
>
>I need a detailed "chronology" of financial crisis (bank, money,
>debt, commodity, whatever) from 19th through 20th centuries for 1. world
>systemic wise (global) 2. US wise (domestic) 3. UK wise (domestic).
>4. periphery wise analyses. Arrighi, Fishlow and Strange books are very
>helpful in terms of providing a background on the international context of
>19th and 2Oth centuries capital markets, and state/capital responses to
>financial crises, but I need a more detailed information on the exact
>chrolonology/economic history of domestic and international crises (which
>are related anyway) in the core and periphery of the world system. I need
>this information in order to determine my level of analysis before
>choosing my countries for comparison. I should know if my variables make
>sense, or whether or not I should do individual case study rather than
>comparative analysis. I know the timing of contemporary ones world wise
>(Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Turkey; debt and money crises in the late 20th
>century, Ottoman debt crisis in the late 19th century, etc..), but still
>info on these is welcome. I am somewhat  confused when it comes to tracing
>the exact historical order of crises in the US, from the late 19th through
>the 20 centuries. I know it spontaneously rather than historically. Do you
>know any "chronological" sources that provides a background on this topic?
>
>world system people and economic historians really dig into empirical
>archeology of such issues; trends in business cycles, contraction,
>expansion, long duree trends in capital markets, bla, bla..
>their views are welcome too..
>
>Any information sincerely welcomed....
>
>thanx....
>
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