The Bubble Act and the First Corporate Economy
(2023)
Book Chapter
Pearson, R. (2023). The Bubble Act and the First Corporate Economy. In H. Paul, N. Di Liberto, & D. Coffman (Eds.), The Bubble Act : New Perspectives from Passage to Repeal and Beyond (13-36). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31894-8_2
The alleged failings of contemporary marine insurance were cited in the opening article of the Bubble Act of 1720 as the reason why its passage was necessary. The act declared that, by granting exclusive charters to two new London corporations to und... Read More about The Bubble Act and the First Corporate Economy.