Sinposis

THIS AND THE FOLLOWING VOLUME CHART THE HISTORY OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN ENGLAND IN THE MID-LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY AS WELL AS EXAMINING THE PERIODS OF BOOM AND BUST, THEIR CAUSES AND EFFECTS. USING HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED SOURCES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY THIS BOOK PROVIDES AN UNRIVALLED RECORD OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN BANKING INDUSTRY.