Banks are essential for commerce and for companies in general, as they are responsible for financing operations, offering credit and investing in start-ups, thus moving our economy with the criterion of the invisible hand, "laissez faire, laissez passer" by Adam Smith.Banks have been marked by a...

This article asserts that there exists today and has always existed an interdependent relationship between banks and the state. I refer to this connection and its mutual benefits and responsibilities as a social contract. When Alexander Hamilton responded to President Washington's inquiry about...