Bladvändare om börskraschen 1929

Lättsmält som en thriller, makalöst fängslande och tematiskt tät. Andrew Ross Sorkins ”1929” har förutsättningar att bli ett standardverk. 

Tillgången till krediter skapade en bubbla som när den sprack fick oöversiktliga efterverkningar: global ekonomisk depression, politiska reformer och en omdefiniering av finanssystemet.

Med det sagt undviker Sorkin enkla syndabockar: den verkliga förbrytaren är det bräckliga systemet. Teknikaliteterna är inte genomgående enkla att greppa – marknader är till sin natur komplexa – men boken är så pedagogisk att man ändå känner sig hyfsat smart. 

Omistlig som historielektion alltså. Men även rysligt aktuell för vår tid. Det går knappt en dag utan att man läser om hur spekulation och risk åter växer okontrollerat.

”1929” kan beskrivas som en kusin till författarens debut ”Too big to fail” som skildrade finanskrisen 2008, och även blev stjärnspäckad HBO-film. 

Johan Kellman Larsson DN 5 januari 2026

https://www.dn.se/kultur/tung-och-rapp-bladvandare-om-borskraschen-1929/

 

Crash of 1929 - It was FOMO plus debt. It’s almost always FOMO plus debthttps://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2025/09/crash-of-1929-it-was-fomo-plus-debt-its.html

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