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John Law and the Mississippi bubble

It was one of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes heard of in a long time, but it eventually burst over the head of its originator, John Law. This "rags to riches to rags" story, in which the plan was to open a bank and exchange banknotes (paper!) for gold at wildly inflated share prices, ends when John Law, having been cleaned out as a result of a rush to cash in the notes, is left broke and broken-hearted.

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  • "It was one of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes heard of in a long time, but it eventually burst over the head of its originator, John Law. This "rags to riches to rags" story, in which the plan was to open a bank and exchange banknotes (paper!) for gold at wildly inflated share prices, ends when John Law, having been cleaned out as a result of a rush to cash in the notes, is left broke and broken-hearted."
  • "It was one of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes heard of in a long time, but it eventually burst over the head of its originator, John Law. This "rags to riches to rags" story, in which the plan was to open a bank and exchange banknotes (paper!) for gold at wildly inflated share prices, ends when John Law, having been cleaned out as a result of a rush to cash in the notes, is left broke and broken-hearted."@en
  • "This animated film shows a sensational get-rich-quick scheme by John Laws, in which the plan was to open a bank and exchange bank notes for gold at wildly inflated prices. It ends when John Law, having been cleared out as a result of a rush to cash in on the notes, is left broke and broken hearted."@en
  • "In this animated short, Richard Condie offers up a history lesson about one of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes that took place in France over 200 years ago. With economist John Law at the helm, the plan was to open a bank and exchange bank notes for gold at wildly inflated share prices to mask the fact that the country's gold had been depleted in the building of Louis XIV's palace. When the inevitable rush to cash in the notes takes place, poor John Law is left broke and broken-hearted."@en
  • "A humorous, animated treatment of Scottish financier John Law's ill-fated plan to develop the Mississippi River valley. Shows the fallacy of exchanging gold for paper money at a highly inflated rate and draws a parallel between Law's problems in the eighteenth century and present economic ills."@en

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  • "Ressources Internet"

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