The History of banks : to which is added, a demonstration of the advantages and necessity of free competition in the business of banking / / Richard Hildreth

• Autore: Hildreth Richard <1807-1865.>
• Pubblicazione: Kitchener, Ont., : Batoche, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 78 p
• Soggetto topico: Banks and banking - History; Banks and banking - United States
• Note generali: Originally published : Boston : Milliard, Gray, 1837.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- -- Chapter I: -- Banks of Venice, Genoa and Barcelona. -- Chapter II: -- Banks of Amsterdam and Hamburg. -- Chapter III: -- Bank of England. -- Chapter IV: -- Private Banks. -- Chapter V: -- Scotch Banks. -- Chapter VI: -- Law's System of Banking. Land Banks. -- Chapter VII: -- Mississippi System. -- Chapter VIII: -- Continuation of the History of the Bank of England. Stoppage and Resumption of Specie Payments. -- Chapter IX: -- Continuation of the History of English Private Banks. Joint Stock Banks. -- Chapter X: -- Government Paper Money. -- Chapter XI: -- Colonial Currencies of Paper Money in America. -- Chapter XII: -- American Banks. -- Chapter XIII: -- First Bank of the United States. -- Chapter XIV: -- State Banks. Stoppage of Specie Payments. -- Chapter XV: -- Second Bank of the United States. Resumption of Specie Payments. -- Chapter XVI: -- Panic of 1818-19. -- Chapter XVII: -- Continuation of the History of American Banks. -- Chapter XVIII: -- The controversy touching the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States. Panic of 1833-34. -- Chapter XIX: -- Present State of American Industry and Trade. -- Chapter XX: -- Banks on the Continent of Europe. -- Part Second: -- A Demonstration of the Advantages and Necessity of Free Competition, in the Business of Banking. -- Chapter I: -- The Received Theory of Banking. -- Chapter II: -- New Theory of Banking, -- Chapter III: -- Of a National Bank.
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• Titolo autorizzato: The History of banks
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962681803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II