Rivista del Diritto Commerciale e del diritto generale delle Obbligazioni

Abstract: The paper briefly traces the events related to the passing of the Bubble Act by the English Parliament in 1720 and the subsequent financial crisis called “South Sea Bubble”, focusing in particular on the temporal and causal relationships identified by recent historians between the two events.  

Summary: 1. Introduzione. – 2. La South Sea Company. – 3. Il Bubble Act. – 4. Lo scoppio della bolla. – 5. Conclusioni.

Keywords: Commercial Law — History — Chartered Companies — Financial Crashes — Bubble Act — South Sea Company.