1st Edition

Debtors to their Profession (RLE Banking & Finance) A History of the Institute of Bankers 1879-1979

By Edwin Green Copyright 1979
270 Pages 1 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 1 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 1 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume examines the first hundred years of the Institute of Banking’s development within the banking business as a whole, with a particular emphasis upon changes in the staffing requirements of the banks and the importance of professional qualifications in the careers of their employees. The survey includes a description of early attempts to form a professional institute for bankers between... Read more

Introduction. 1. Prologue: The Banking Institute 1851-1853. 2. Planning for a Professional Institute 1853-1879. 3. Professional Institute or Pressure Group? 1879-1895. 4. A Voice for the Membership 1895-1914. 5. Into the Melting Pot 1914-1927. 6. Consolidation and Reform 1927-1945. 7. Outward Bound 1945-1960. 8. The Tests of Modern Banking 1960-1979. 9. Conclusions: New Directions in Banking Education.

 

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