From Crisis to Crisis The Transformation of Merchant Banking, 1914-1939 /

• Main Author: O'Sullivan, Brian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance,
• Subjects: Finance-History.; Banks and banking.; Financial History.; Banking.

From Crisis to Crisis examines the impact of the harsh conditions of the interwar economy on the British merchant banks. The financial crises of 1914 and 1931 are assessed using primary sources. The competitive threats, including the rise of New York as a rival financial centre, are considered. It c...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. End of the Golden Age
• Chapter 3. Thunderbolt from a Clear Sky
• Chapter 4. Favourable Treatment
• Chapter 5. Traditional Preserves
• Chapter 6. Unsound Practices
• Chapter 7. Road to Crisis
• Chapter 8. Domestic Finance
• Chapter 9. Insular Capitalism
• Chapter 10. Mercantile Roots
• Chapter 11. Endgame
• Chapter 12. Conclusion.