A History Of The Global Stock Market by Mark Allen Smith
From Ancient Rome to Silicon Valley
A concise narrative tracing stock markets from ancient trading and early joint-stock ventures to modern, electronically linked exchanges, showing how institutions, technology, and globalization shaped the flow of capital. It highlights pivotal episodes—from the Dutch and British bubbles to the Great Crash and late-20th-century market integration—explaining how crises spurred regulation, how investor behavior evolved, and how exchanges spread across continents. It connects financial innovation with politics and culture, revealing the recurring patterns behind booms, busts, and the growth of corporate finance.
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