The elusive sovereign -- Paper money and the problem of circulation in the colonial era -- John Wise and the natural law of commerce -- William Douglass and the natural history of credit -- Commercial banking and the problem of representation in the Jacksonian era -- William Leggett and the...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Creditworthiness and credit risks -- Between promise and peril : credit and debt at the pearl fisheries of South India and Sri Lanka, c. 1800 / Sam Ostroff -- Lenders and borrowers in a non-capitalist economy : Rio de Janeiro in the early nineteenth century /...

Financial history and history / Youssef Cassis -- Financial history and financial economics / John D. Turner -- Financial history and economic development : pitfalls and promises / Gerard Caprio, Jr.-- Private banks and private banking / Youssef Cassis -- Commercial banking : changing...