1857年经济危机是由于经济过度扩张而引起的金融恐慌，最初发源地是美国。由于19世纪50年代，世界经济的联系也更加紧密，这也使得1857年的经济危机第一次成为世界性的经济危机[1][2]。
1857年10月13日，俄亥俄人寿公司宣布破产[3]。仅当年美国就有近5000家企业破产[4]。
See the "Preface" contained in the Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels Volume 28 (International Publishers: New York, 1986) p. XIII.
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