Economies of marriage : managing marital status -- Economies of justice : the possibilities of a people's court -- Economies of family politics : litigation communities, subject, and state -- Economies of markets : borrowing, customary practices, and emerging markets -- Economies of violence :...

"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...