Contains essays by historians of economic and financial history. It illuminates the relationships between government indebtedness and the development of financial markets in Europe from the late Middle Ages to the late twentieth century.
Contains essays by historians of economic and financial history. It illuminates the relationships between government indebtedness and the development ...
Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlantic City, New Jersey since the 1970s. This work uses oral history to focus on the human stories of the region in addition to the broader story of economic and social impacts.
Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlanti...
Addresses the financing of the American-Mexican War of 1846-48. This study argues that the successful financing of the American-Mexican War had a long-term beneficial effect on American financial institutions and markets.
Addresses the financing of the American-Mexican War of 1846-48. This study argues that the successful financing of the American-Mexican War had a long...
The American System was implemented by the US government after the American-British War of 1812 to develop a national domestic market. This study explores the rise and fall of the system between its inception in 1790 and the Panic of 1837.
The American System was implemented by the US government after the American-British War of 1812 to develop a national domestic market. This study expl...
The passage of the National Currency Act of 1863 gave the United States its first uniform paper money, its first nationally chartered and supervised commercial banks, and its first modern regulatory agency: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The law marked a milestone in the development of the U.S. financial system and the modern administrative state. Yet its importance has been largely overlooked.
Banking Modern America aims to address that gap. With its unique multidisciplinary approach that brings together scholars from disciplines including history,...
The passage of the National Currency Act of 1863 gave the United States its first uniform paper money, its first nationally chartered and supervise...
The Nine Years' War with France was a period of great institutional innovation in public finance and of severe monetary turmoil for England. It saw the creation of the Bank of England; a sudden sharp fall in the external value of the pound; a massive undertaking to melt down and recoin most of the nation's silver currency; a failed attempt to create a National Land Bank as a competitor to the Bank of England; and the ensuing outbreak of a sharp monetary and financial crisis.
Histories of this period usually divide these events into two main topics, treated in isolation from...
The Nine Years' War with France was a period of great institutional innovation in public finance and of severe monetary turmoil for England. It saw...
