The Great Fire of London in 1666 reshaped the architecture of London and was a factor in establishing the City as a place of financial innovation. Fire insurance did not emerge immediately after that event because of the difficulties in establishing a viable scheme. Nevertheless, the fire and...

The rise and fall of public enterprise: the framework / Pier Angelo Toninelli -- The decline of state-owned enterprise and the new foundations of the state-industry relationship / Nicola Bellini -- The performance of state-owned enterprises / Yair Aharoni -- The role of the state in economic...