This book describes the events and relationships that established Barings Bank as the world's first merchant bank and …

If stable and efficient banks are such a good idea, why are they so rare? -- The game of bank bargains -- Tools of … colonial times to 1990 -- The new U.S. bank bargain : megabanks, urban activists, and the erosion of mortgage standards …

and Efficient Banks Are Such a Good Idea, Why Are They So Rare? -- 2. The Game of Bank Bargains -- 3. Tools of Conquest …. Crippled by Populism -- 7. The New U.S. Bank Bargain -- 8. Leverage, Regulatory Failure, and the Subprime Crisis -- 9. Durable … Partners -- Section Three. Authoritarianism, Democratic Transitions, and the Game of Bank Bargains -- 10. Mexico -- 11. When …