1st Edition

International Banking and Financial Systems Evolution and Stability

By Luigi De Rosa Copyright 2003
    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    This title was first published in 2003. In this volume of essays - based on papers delivered to 2001 conference, International Banking and Financial Systems - leading European bankers and banking historians give their assessment of the evolution of central banking in 20th-century Europe. As well as providing a historical perspective, the volume also explores how the lessons of the 20th century may be brought to bear on current and future trends in central banking. In so doing, this volume provides an insight into the ways in which economic stability and growth has been, and can be, promoted.

    List of Figures and Tables, List of Contributors, Foreword by Vincenzo Desario, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, I. EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: FACTORS OF CRISIS, STABILITY AND GROWTH, A. Europe and Central Banks in the Twentieth Century, 1. A Historical Analysis in the Context of Finance and Banking, 2. The Policies of Central Banks in Historical Perspective: An International Comparison, B. National Financial Systems, 3. The Financial System of the United Kingdom in the Twentieth Century, 4. The Evolution of the Financial Responsibilities of the Banque de France in the Twentieth Century, 5. Crisis, Stability and Factors of Growth: The German Case, 6. The Banque Nationale de Belgique and the Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century, 7. The Spanish Financial System and the Role of the Banco de Espana, 8. Financial Regulation in Europe and in Italy, 9. Financial Stability and Efficiency in the Twentieth Century: The Netherlands, 10. The Activity of the Banco de Portugal as a Central Bank (1931-99), II. PROSPECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM, 11. Finance, Stability and Growth, 12. Consolidation in the Financial Sector, 13. Recent Developments in the Financial Markets, 14. The Evolution of the Financial System and the Efficiency of Intermediaries and Markets, Index

    Biography

    De Rosa, Luigi