1st Edition

Inside the City A Guide to London as a Financial Centre

304 Pages

by Routledge

304 Pages

by Routledge

304 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

Originally published in 1979, Inside the City looks at The City of London as one of the important financial centres in the world. The book provides an interesting insight into the City as a major centre of international banking, asking key questions such as, how long the city can last as a major centre, how do its services compare with other centres, and what it can do to maintain its present... Read more

Preface

1. What is the City?

2. The Banks: A Vast Supermarket?

3. The Banks: Enough Help for Industry?

4. Insurance: World’s Biggest Risks?

5. The Stock Exchange: Still Necessary?

6. Private Investors: A Vanishing Race?

7. Investing Institutions: Too Much Power?

8. Money Markets: A Billion a Day?

9. The Government: Does the City Help?

10. Commodities: Who Are the Speculators?

11. Ships and Planes: The World’s Charterer?