1 Financial Crisis: a Hardy Perennial
2 The Anatomy of a Typical Crisis
4 Fueling the Flames: the Expansion of Credit
5 The Critical Stage – When the Bubble Is About To Pop
7 Bernie Madoff: Frauds, Swindles, and the Credit Cycle
8 International Contagion 1618–1930
9 Bubble Contagion: Mexico City to Tokyo to Bangkok to New York, London and Reykjavik
10 Policy Responses: Benign Neglect, Exhortation, and Bank Holidays
11 The Domestic Lender of Last Resort
12 The International Lender of Last Resort