Norges Bank 1816-2016

Norges Bank has been an integrated part of Norwegian economic development since the complicated birth of the new nation-state after the Napoleonic wars. This book traces its 200-year history, focusing on its relations with political institutions that have shaped and reshaped the bank's role since its establishment in 1816.

List of contents

• Introduction: Norges Bank 1816-2016


• 1: A Bank of Issue Forged in Silver and Tears


• 2: A Bank with a Divided Mandate


• 3: A Relieved Norges Bank


• 4: Gold and Coins in the Age of Standardization


• 5: A Banker's Bank


• 6: Blurring the Borders: The Bank During the First World War


• 7: The Pyrrhic Victories of the 1920s


• 8: The 1930s Crisis: Collapse and Zenith


• 9: Occupation and Loss of Autonomy


• 10: The Government's Bank


• 11: The Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Policy Up Until 1986


• 12: Downfall of the Regulatory System and Triumph of the Market


• 13: In Search for an Anchor


• 14: The Investment Manager


• Conclusion: Norges Bank and the State, in Present and Past

About the author

Einar Lie is Professor of Economic History at the University of Oslo

Jan Thomas Kobberrød is Professor of History at the University of South East Norway

Eivind Thomassen is a research fellow in the Department of Archaeology, Conservation, and History at the University of Oslo

Gjermund Forfang Rongved is a senior fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies

Summary

Norges Bank has been an integrated part of Norwegian economic development since the complicated birth of the new nation-state after the Napoleonic wars. This book traces its 200-year history, focusing on its relations with political institutions that have shaped and reshaped the bank's role since its establishment in 1816.

Product details

• Authors: Einar Lie, Einar (Professor of Economic History Lie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2020
• EAN: 9780198860013
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886001-3
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, Norway, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Financial Services, business strategy, History of specific companies / corporate history, Ownership and organization of enterprises, Ownership & Organization Of Enterprises, Financial services industry, Hospitality and service industries