1. Introduction -- 2. Gateway of Gothenburg -- 3. Bordeaux from Its Vineyards to Its Hinterland: A Regional Capital in the Late Middle Ages -- 4. Urban Networks on the Move: The Austrian Netherlands’ Transit Policy and the Development of the Belgian Urban Networks in the 18th Century...

Written in celebration of its 350th anniversary in 2018, this book details the history of the central bank of Sweden, Sveriges Riksbank, as presented by Klas Fregert. It relates the bank's history to the development of other major central banks around the world. Chapters are written by some of...

1. Introduction -- 2. Origin and purposes of the Second Bank -- 3. The Second Bank's branch network and the state banking system -- 4. The Second Bank and the "exchanges" : conquering space -- 5. The "production" of monetary stability -- 6. The Second Bank's specie market operations -- 7....