a group of 11 banks known as the London clearing banks. These banks included the ‘Big Five’ - Barclays, Lloyds, Midland … intriguing one in the history of banking and bank regulation in that the banking system was very stable, but the regulatory … in banking history and bank regulation, for practicing bank regulators and for regulatory policymakers. Linda Arch is …

This book gives a detailed account of the primacy of the City of London, both as a domestic actor and as a global … financial centre. It focuses on whether the hegemonic position of the City of London can be threatened by the globalization …

Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the …

-- Chapter 8: Thomas Jefferson’s complicated Friends -- Chapter 9: John Bellers (1654-1725)-A veritable phenomenon in the history …

History of Financial Economics for Actuaries -- Part Four: A Brief History of Financial Economics for Actuaries -- Part Six …

. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often …

This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation …’s history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating …