The Origins and Development of Financial Markets and Institutions

The Origins and Development of Financial Markets and Institutions
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 497
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ISBN-10 : 9781139477048
ISBN-13 : 1139477048
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Origins and Development of Financial Markets and Institutions by : Jeremy Atack

Collectively, mankind has never had it so good despite periodic economic crises of which the current sub-prime crisis is merely the latest example. Much of this success is attributable to the increasing efficiency of the world's financial institutions as finance has proved to be one of the most important causal factors in economic performance. In a series of insightful essays, financial and economic historians examine how financial innovations from the seventeenth century to the present have continually challenged established institutional arrangements, forcing change and adaptation by governments, financial intermediaries, and financial markets. Where these have been successful, wealth creation and growth have followed. When they failed, growth slowed and sometimes economic decline has followed. These essays illustrate the difficulties of co-ordinating financial innovations in order to sustain their benefits for the wider economy, a theme that will be of interest to policy makers as well as economic historians.

Finance and Financiers in European History 1880-1960

Finance and Financiers in European History 1880-1960
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 0521893739
ISBN-13 : 9780521893732
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Finance and Financiers in European History 1880-1960 by : Youssef Cassis

A highly distinguished team of contributors addresses the complex and crucial role of finance in European history during the period 1880-1960.

Wealth and Welfare

Wealth and Welfare
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 672
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ISBN-10 : 9780191524936
ISBN-13 : 019152493X
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Wealth and Welfare by : Martin Daunton

Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalisation went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'. Rather than emphasizing the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.

City Bankers, 1890-1914

City Bankers, 1890-1914
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 0521441889
ISBN-13 : 9780521441889
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis City Bankers, 1890-1914 by : Youssef Cassis

City Bankers, 1890-1914 is a major contribution to a controversial area of economic history and to the debate about the nature of British society in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. It provides a detailed analysis of the banking community of London between 1890 and 1914 when the City of London was the undisputed financial centre of the world.

Capitalism in a Mature Economy

Capitalism in a Mature Economy
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 1781959412
ISBN-13 : 9781781959411
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Capitalism in a Mature Economy by : Jean Jacques Van Helten

"This important, well edited.... collection of essays focuses primarily on the contentious relationship between finance and industry, revealing the jury to be still out on the thorny question of the City" culpability. David Kynaston, The Financial Times "An extremely useful and informative volume. Michael Collins, University of Leeds, UKCapitalism in a Mature Economy charts the development of the City as the undisputed financial centre of the world in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, reflecting Britain's dominant position in the world economy. The book focuses on four inter-related themes: the development and operations of English capital markets including the stock exchange and the clearing and merchant banks, the financing of British industry, the role of financiers and company promoters, and the financing of British overseas capital investment and trade.

British Imperialism

British Imperialism
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 764
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ISBN-10 : 9781317873532
ISBN-13 : 131787353X
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis British Imperialism by : P.J. Cain

A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, and truly global in its reach, this magisterial account received numerous accolades from reviewers in its first edition. The first to coin the phrase "gentlemanly capitalism", Cain and Hopkins make the strong and provocative argument that it is impossible to understand the nature and evolution of British imperialism without taking account of the peculiarities of her economic development. In particular, the growth of the financial sector - and above all, the City of London - played a crucial role in shaping the course of British history and Britain's relations overseas. Now with a substantive new introduction and a conclusion, the scope of the original account has been widened to include an innovative discussion of globalization.

Patterns of European Industrialisation

Patterns of European Industrialisation
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781134892334
ISBN-13 : 1134892330
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Patterns of European Industrialisation by : Richard Sylla

The new opportunities for economic development in Eastern Europe and the approach of 1992 have heightened interest in the development of the European economy. This volume, which includes contributions from some of the world's leading economic historians, presents and discusses the latest research findings on the industrialization and modernization of the European economy during the nineteenth century.

Banks and Money

Banks and Money
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 0714634441
ISBN-13 : 9780714634449
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Banks and Money by : Geoffrey Jones

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.