Banks and Industrial Finance in Britain, 1800-1939

An accessible and balanced study of the disputed role of banks in financing British industry.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Collins
• Assisted by: Maurice Kirby (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9780521552714
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55271-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 292 g
• Series: New Studies in Economic and So
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management