The author investigates the strategies of eight publicly listed banks in Britain and Germany in the context of European financial integration. Evidence is provided that banks with defensive strategies fared better than those which attempted to break out of a coherent financial system in order to...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- 1. Financial Systems and Models of Capitalism -- I. Organization of the Banking Sector and Its Relations to Industry -- 2. Origins and Evolution of the Federalist Banking System -- 3. Anglo-Saxonization of the...

Money is a primary need when you're on the road and has the potential to cause major stress. Get the upper hand with this informative report on currency, traveler's checks, money wiring, ATMs, banks, and credit cards in Germany

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Capitalist Diversity in Open Economies -- 2. Governments, Business, and the Design Problem -- 3. Three Models of Open Governance -- 4. Britain: From Replacing to Reinforcing a Liberal Market Economy -- 5. France: The Centralized Market Economy and Its...