Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Sweden, an economy in transformation, 1820-1910 -- Chapter 3: Savings banks in the Swedish banking system -- Chapter 4: Savers and the risk of deposit banking -- Chapter 5: Credit risks – from networks and co-operation to stable markets -- Chapter 6: Trust...

From Crisis to Crisis examines the impact of the harsh conditions of the interwar economy on the British merchant banks. The financial crises of 1914 and 1931 are assessed using primary sources. The competitive threats, including the rise of New York as a rival financial centre, are considered....

This Palgrave Pivot explores the recent financial crisis from a new perspective. Reflecting on 40 years of banking experiences, the book will open new avenues to understanding banking and comment on possible ways to rehabilitate banking organisations. In 1965 the Bank of Ireland received a...

1 Introduction: The Development of International Banking in Asia (Ayumu Sugawara, Takeshi Nishimura) -- 2 International Financial Centres in Europe and Asia, 1900 – 2000 (Youssef Cassis) -- 3 From Silver to Gold: The Currency Reforms in Asia before 1914 (Takeshi Nishimura) -- 4 British...

Introduction -- 1 What is money? -- A History of Money and Banking -- 2 Money from the very beginning -- 3 Banks enter the scene -- 4 The dawn of modern banking -- 5 The creation of a paper currency -- 6 Modern banking comes of age -- 7 The role of banks in a modern economy -- II An Analysis of...

Chapter 1. Motivation and Framework -- Chapter 2. The United States: The First Formalization of Banking Supervision -- Chapter 3. Japan: Formalization of Banking Supervision Including a Reversal -- Chapter 4. Sweden: Early Adopter of Formal Banking Supervision with Incremental Steps -- Chapter...

This edited volume focuses specifically on the theme of financial innovation and how financial resiliency was achieved in Naples. To highlight both the achievements of the public banks of Naples and their lessons for financial resiliency, the book focuses on financial crises and how they were...

This book explores the way in which banks were regulated in the UK in the period from 1946 until 1971. It focuses upon a group of 11 banks known as the London clearing banks. These banks included the ‘Big Five’ - Barclays, Lloyds, Midland, National Provincial and Westminster - and were the...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. From Plurality of Issue to Monopoly and Back: 1850-60 -- Chapter 3. From the "Law of Impediments" to Restoration of Monopoly: 1860-66 -- Chapter 4. The Treasury as a Monopolist Note Issuer: 1866-89 -- Chapter 5. Taking Stock: Monetary and Banking Policy in...

Chapter 1. The bankers -- Chapter 2. The Parodi Bankers -- Chapter 3. Banking Institutions -- Chapter 4. Financial intermediation: the Rothschilds and the private bankers in the Kingdom of Sardinia -- Chapter 5. Private bankers in the economic and political system of unified Italy -- Chapter 6....