The Foreign Exchange Market of London: Development Since 1900

ISBN-13: 9780415349017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 236 str.

John Atkin

Opis

This book charts the inexorable rise of foreign exchange in London over the past century and is the first full-length study of an amazing transformation.

Spis treści

1. The Somnolent Years 1900-1914  2. Innocence Lost 1914-18  3. Tom Tiddler's Ground 1918-31  4. Off Gold and Into the Bank 1931-39  5. War and Peace: 1939-51  6. Regaining Lost Ground: 1951-72  7. Innovation and Deregulation: 1972-86  8. On Top of the World: 1986-2003.  Bibliography

O autorze

John Atkin retired from Citibank in 2000 after a career spanning 32 years. His principal role in the bank was that as Economic Adviser in London, but he served additionally as Chairman of the Trustees of the Citibank (UK) Pension Plan (1989-2000), and as a member of the Citibank's steering committee on EMU (1995-99). In 2000, following his retirement, he was awarded a three year Honorary Visiting Fellowship at Cass Business School. He spent this period researching and writing a history of the London foreign exchange market. John is a graduate of the London School of Economics receiving a Bsc (Econ) in 1966, and a PhD in 1968.
He is the author of two books: British Overseas Investment 1918-31 (1977, Arno Pressa reprint of his PhD thesis) and EMU: Challenge and Change (1998, Thorogood). In addition, he has published articles in various journals and newspapers including the Economic History Review, euromoney, The Banker, FX & MM, The Guardian and The Independent.