Banks and Industrial Finance in Britain, 1800–1939

This accessible study investigates the role of banks in the finance of British industry, an issue which has long been the subject of dispute. From one perspective the history of British finance is one of success: from the late nineteenth century the City of London was the leading financial centre in the international economy. Yet there has been much disquiet over the level of support that banks have given to British Industry, particularly when Britain's economic hegemony was challenged at the end of the nineteenth century, and during the malaise which followed the First World War. Michael Collins weighs the conflicting arguments. Is there evidence of failure in the money markets? Has the estrangement of financial and industrial capital hindered Britain's economic development? He places these and other questions in historical context and provides a survey of literature on this contentious subject.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; 1. The nature of the problem; 2. Explanatory schema; 3. Industrial finance before 1870; 4. Banks and industry, 1870-1914; 5. City vs industry, 1870-1914; 6. The interwar period; 7. Summary; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Michael Collins is a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin, where he has served several parishes. He has written or co-authored a number of books, including Benedict XVI: Successor to Peter, John Paul II: The Path to Sainthood, and The Story of Christianity. He is the author of Francis: Bishop of Rome, published by Liturgical Press and now in its second edition.

Zusammenfassung

Despite the City of London's importance as a financial centre, there is much dispute over the level of support that banks have given to British Industry. Michael Collins' accessible study weighs the conflicting arguments, placing them in an historical context and providing a survey of literature on this contentious subject.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Collins
• Mitarbeit: Maurice Kirby (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9780521552714
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55271-4
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Gewicht: 252 g
• Illustration: 6 tables, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Serien: New Studies in Economic and So; New Studies in Economic and Social History
• Themen: Ratgeber > Recht, Beruf, Finanzen; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Management; Finance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Finance and the finance industry