Spekulationsblase am Neuen Markt, Bankenkrise 2008 und griechische Schuldenkrise - lauter Themen, die die Finanzmärkte bewegten und bewegen. Doch wer einen Schritt zurücktritt und das grosse Bild sieht, bemerkt: So neu ist das alles gar nicht! Die Geschichte gibt wertvolle Hinweise zum...

There has been renewed interest in the role of financial elites since the economic crisis of 2008. This edited book examines the role of financial elites from a historical perspective through a series of studies of various European countries throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

"[A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review“Convincingly makes the case that finance is a change-maker of change-makers.”--Financial TimesIn the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes...