Elgar Encyclopedia of Financial Crises

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.

This Encyclopedia is vital for those who wish to learn from the past in preparation for economic turbulence ahead. With wide coverage of causes, events and outcomes, it offers an insightful sample of financial crises in various regions and times throughout modern history.
This authoritative work will be incredibly useful for students and scholars of finance management, policy and economics.

Key Features:

• Over 100 entries written by experts in the field


• International scope with entries on financial crises around the world, covering six continents


• A plethora of entries on terms and phenomena to better understand the financial crisis history and literature