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From Crisis to Crisis: The Transformation of Merchant Banking, 1914-1939 Brian OSullivan
ISBN: 3030405109, 9783030405106 Год издания: 2020 Издательство: Palgrave Macmillan Язык: Английский From Crisis to Crisis examines the impact of the harsh conditions of the interwar economy on the British merchant banks. The financial crises of 1914 and 1931 are assessed using primary sources. The competitive threats, including the rise of New York as a rival financial centre, are considered. It challenges alleged special treatment and provides fresh perspectives on the interwar rationalisation of industry. During the late nineteenth century, Britain's merchant banks had become pre-eminent in a world of fixed exchange rates, free trade and the unfettered mobility of international capital. This world was increasingly challenged in the…