The Worldwide Legacy of Haute Banque: From 19th to 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9782875745507 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 198 str.

Roger Nougaret; Hubert Bonin

Opis

The Haute Banque, an elite form of private or merchant banking, emerged in France in the early 19th century, reached its peak around 1850-1860 before declining in the early 20th century and almost disappearing in the 1960s-1980s. This book examines the legacy of the Haute Banque.

Spis treści

A few thoughts on Haute Banque - Introductory speech: The legacy of Geneva's private bankers - General Introduction: The Haute Banque between history, myth, and resilience - The roots of the Haute Banque - From history to present times: Issues of path dependency - Panel discussion: Incubators of banking innovation - Concluding remarks - Index (People and Companies) - About the authors.

O autorze

Roger Nougaret successively directed the historical archive departments of several French banking groups. He is a member of the Association for the History of BNP Paribas and of the Comité des Travaux historiques et scienti_ ques (École des chartes/Paris Sciences Lettres).Hubert Bonin is a researcher in modern economic history at Sciences Po Bordeaux and at Bordeaux School of Economics Research Centre at Bordeaux University. He is a specialist of the history of services and moreover of French banking history.He has co-guided a dozen of research programs about companies, their strategies and practices. He is involved in projects about investment banking from the Paris market-place, merchant and trade banking in China, French banking, and entrepreneurship and European business.