1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003005990403321

Autore

Fabiani, Guido <1939- >

Titolo

L'agricoltura italiana tra sviluppo e crisi : (1945-1985) / Guido Fabiani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna : il Mulino, 1986

ISBN

88-15-00984-1

Edizione

[nuova ed.]

Descrizione fisica

411 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Studi e ricerche ; 208

Disciplina

338.10945

338.1

Locazione

DECBC

FSPBC

FAGBC

DECSE

DECTS

Collocazione

ECEAG3e

COLLEZ. 103 (208)

60 338.1 FABG 1986 BIS

60 338.1 FABG 1986

SE 036.07.22

Q1.85

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785744103321

Autore

Collins Michael <1946-, >

Titolo

Money and banking in the UK : a history / / Michael Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-30160-7

1-283-60532-5

9786613917775

1-136-30161-5

0-203-11694-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (657 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; ; vol. 6

Disciplina

332.1/0941

332.10941

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Great Britain - History

Monetary policy - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1988 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

MONEY AND BANKING IN THE UK A History; Copyright; MONEY AND BANKING IN THE UK: A History; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of tables; List of figure; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: 1826-1913; Chapter One Banking In The Early Nineteenth Century; Early banking history; Economic crisis and the legislation of 1826; Structure of the banking system; Summary; Notes; Chapter Two Growth Of The Banking Sector, 1826-1913; The importance and definition of money; Components of the stock of money; Financial institutions; Conclusion; Notes

Chapter Three The Commercial Banks: Institutional Change, 1826-1913Main trends; The corporate structure; Bank branching; Bank amalgamations; The stability of banks and economic fluctuations; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter Four The Business Of Commercial Banking, 1826-1913; Bank liabilities; Bank assets; Banking advice and financial services; The commercial banks and economic development; Notes; Chapter Five The Monetary Sector And The International Economy; The importance of international factors; Britain's adoption of the gold standard in the early nineteenth century



International exchange ratesStable exchange rates and the foreign exchange market; Adjustment mechanisms; Assessment of traditional adjustment mechanism under the international gold standard, 1870-1913; The role of sterling; The Bank of England and the monetary interpretation of balance of payments; Notes; Chapter Six The Bank Of England And Monetary Policy, 1826-1913; Why did the Bank of England become a central bank?; Legislation; The Bank and the gold standard; Techniques of monetary control; Lender of last resort; The Bank and the money markets; Private v public interests; Notes

PART II: 1914-1939Chapter Seven Deposit Banking And Other Financial Institutions, 1914-1939; Deposit bank expansion; Affiliations and amalgamations; Competition in banking; Private sector liquidity and non-bank financial intermediaries; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter Eight The Business Of Commercial Banking, 1914-1939; Clearing banks' balance sheets; Clearing bank liabilities; Clearing bank assets; Industrial and commercial finance; Customer services; Summary; Notes; Chapter Nine Monetary Policy, 1914-1939; The 1914 banking crisis; Impact of World War I; Return to gold, 1925

The 1931 crisis and devaluationMonetary policy in the 1930s; Conclusion; Notes; PART III: 1939-1986; Chapter Ten War And Post-War Adjustments, 1939-51; Total war, 1939-45; The years of recovery, 1945-51; Notes; Chapter Eleven Non-Clearing Banks And Other Financial Intermediaries Since World War II; Banks and other financial intermediaries; Relative growth of financial institutions; The London money market; The discount market; Parallel money markets and institutions; Sterling money markets; Eurocurrency markets; Summary on developments in parallel markets

Bank stability and prudential supervision

Sommario/riassunto

This book is concerned with developments in three main areas of monetary history: domestic commercial banking; monetary policy; and the UK's international financial position. For ease of analysis the 160 years under study are arranged into three clear chronological divisions. Part 1 covers the years 1826-1913, a period in which the UK emerged as the world's leading economic power. It was in these years that an extensive and fully-operative domestic banking system was established. Part 2 covers 1914 to 1939 - the years which marked a break in the traditional monetary arrangements of the Victo