Download or read book Elgar Encyclopedia of Financial Crises written by Sara Hsu and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the 2008 global crisis in the United States, and particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic shook economies around the world, academics, practitioners, and other experts have become increasingly sensitised to the potential for financial and economic fragility to result in a systemic breakdown. Presenting a synopsis of lessons learnt from financial crises arising out of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, each entry examines a unique past issue to help to develop future outcomes, operating as a touchstone for further research.