Foreword / by Steven Haberman -- Introduction: Navigating the centuries / Ouida Taaffe -- Banking, finance and society : what keeps the motor running? / Peter Hahn -- Standing the test of time / Paul Lynam -- What happens when nobody is watching : regulation, bank risk culture and achieving...

"This is a comparison between London and Paris as international financial centres since the late nineteenth century. The chapters include both archive-based and synthetic surveys. It also gives insights into: the political economy of Britain and France in the twentieth century, and the history...