Rise of Financial Capitalism. International capital markets in the age of reason
Details:
- Author(s) Neal, Larry
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1990
- Pages 278pp
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Place Published Cambridge
Topics:
- Name Capital and money markets, etc
- Name Comparative international studies
- Name Information: distribution & use
Countries:
- Netherlands
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Groups:
Notes:
Deals with the London and Amsterdam international capital markets from the 17th century to the 1820s. Has chapters: 'Historical background for the rise of financial capitalism - commercial revolution, rise of nation states, and capital markets'; 'Development of an information network and the international capital market of London and Amsterdam'; 'The early capital markets of London and Amsterdam'; 'The Banque Royale and the South Sea Company - how the bubbles began'; 'The Bank of England and the South Sea Company - how the bubbles ended'; 'The English and Dutch East Indies Companies - how the Esast was won'; 'The integration of the English and Dutch capital markets in peace and war'; 'The English and Dutch capital markets in panics'; 'The capital markets during revolutions, war, and peace'; 'A tale of two revolutions - international capital flows, 1792-1815'; 'The Amsterdam and London stock markets, 1800-25'. An appendix provides end of month share prices for Bank of England, 1709-1823, East India Co, 1709-1823, and South Sea Co, 1711-89