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Reseña: The financial crisis of 2008 aroused widespread interest in banking and financial history among policy makers, academics, journalists, and even bankers, in addition to the wider public. References in the press to the term 'Great Depression' spiked after the failure of Lehman Brothers in November 2008, with similar surges in references to 'economic history' at various times during the financial turbulence. In an attempt to better understand the magnitude of the shock, there was a demand for historical parallels. How severe was the financial crash? Was it, in fact, the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression? Were its causes unique or part of a well-known historical pattern? And have financial crises always led to severe depressions? Historical reflection on the recent financial crises and the long-term development of the financial system go hand in hand. This volume provides the material for such a reflection by presenting the state of the art in banking and financial history. Nineteen highly regarded experts present chapters on the economic and financial side of banking and financial activities, primarily though not solely in advanced economies, in a long-term comparative perspective. In addition to paying attention to general issues, not least those related to theoretical and methodological aspects of the discipline, the volume approaches the banking and financial world from four distinct but interrelated angles: financial institutions, financial markets, financial regulation, and financial crises.

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indice: 1. General Introduction, Youssef Cassis, Richard Grossman, and Catherine Schenk Part I: Thematic issues 2. Financial History and History, Youssef Cassis 3. Financial History and Financial Economics, John Turner 4. Finance and Economic Development, Gerard Caprio Part II: Financial Institutions 5. Private Banks and Private Banking, Youssef Cassis 6. Commercial Banking, Gerarda Westerhuis 7. Investment Banking, Caroline Fohlin 8. From Multinational to Transnational Banking, Chris Kobrak 9. Small-scale Credit Institutions, Dan Wadhwani Part III: Financial Markets 10. Money Markets, Stefano Battilossi 11. Securities Markets, Ranald Michie 12. International Capital Flows, Moritz Schularick 13. Financial Centres, Youssef Cassis Part IV: Financial Regulation 14. Monetary Systems, Angela Redish 15. Central Banks, Forrest Capie 16. International Financial Cooperation, Harold James 17. Regulation and Deregulation, Catherine Schenk 18. State and Finance, Laure Quennouelle-Corre Part V: Financial Crises 19. Banking Crises, Richard Grossman 20. Currency Crises, Peter Temin 21. Sovereign Debt Defaults, Juan Flores

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