This book tells the untold story of how JPMorgan became a universal bank in the 1980s-1990s and the events leading to it being acquired by Chase in 2000. It depicts the challenges Morgan’s leaders – Lew Preston and Dennis Weatherstone – confronted when the firm’s business model was...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1. The problem with the role of banks; 1:1 What this book is all about; 1:2 A social science world view; 1:3 The problem with banks; 1:4 Plan of attack; 1:5 Method; 1:6 Analysis; 2. Community as centre...

This book offers 14 contributions that examine key questions in bank decision-taking, constitution of confidence in banks and risk management practices from Early Modernity to the twentieth century. It explores how the various mechanisms of bank decision taking changed over time. Chapters also...

This book is the first complete survey of the evolution of monetary institutions and practices in Western countries from the Middle Ages to today. It radically rethinks previous attempts at a history of monetary institutions by avoiding institutional approach and shifting the focus away from the...

The handbook on the history of European banks combines a comprehensive overview with extensive and detailed empirical analysis on the development of European banking and the subsequent impact of banks on national economies

Part I: Glory Days -- 1. 23 Wall Street -- 2. A Private Club -- 3. Preston in Charge -- 4. Market Shocks -- 5. Crisis Erupts -- 6. Time to Say Goodbye -- Part II: Formulating the Plan -- 7. Origins of Morgan’s Transformation -- 8. Buy or Build? -- 9. Industry Shakeup -- 10. Should Morgan...

This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of...