In this study we reconstruct the Balkan countries’ monetary relations with Western Europe in the period of the Latin Monetary Union (LMU), particularly from 1867 to 1912. We concentrate on the complex puzzle of LMU and its relations with the Balkans within the theoretical framework of...

[eng] The Paris stock exchange financing of the infrastructure in the XIXth century. The private societies provide the emerging countries with infrastructures and utilities. In these countries, privatization of the utilities seems a modern answer to solve their problems of recurrent budget...

[eng] In the XIXth century, Paris is a dominant international financial centre. In the second half of the XIXth century, many foreign projects get financing on the Paris market. This success can be explained by financial reasons. . JEL Classification : N23

[fre] Au 19e siècle, Paris représente un pôle incontournable de la finance internationale. L’épargne abonde et finance des projets étrangers à partir de la seconde moitié du 19e siècle. Les explications habituellement données à cette évolution sont d’ordre économique et...