Rise and Fall of the City of Money A Financial History of Edinburgh

This is the colourful story of how Edinburgh rose to be one of the top 10 financial centres in Europe - and how the crisis of 2008 decimated its banking, insurance and investment institutions. Written by award-winning journalist Ray Perman who has reported on the Edinburgh financial industry for 40 years.

Info autore

Ray Perman, a writer and journalist for 30 years, was chair of the James Hutton Institute and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, of which Hutton was a founder member. His previous books include The Rise and Fall of the City of Money and The Man Who Gave Away His Island.

Riassunto

This is the colourful story of how Edinburgh rose to be one of the top 10 financial centres in Europe – and how the crisis of 2008 decimated its banking, insurance and investment institutions. Written by award-winning journalist Ray Perman who has reported on the Edinburgh financial industry for 40 years.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ray Perman
• Editore: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2021
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Narrativa > Gialli; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781780276809
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-680-9
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Categorie: Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Europäische Geschichte, Betriebswirtschaft und Management, bankwesen, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, TRUE CRIME / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Business / Economics / Finance, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland