The Bank of England: Money, Power, and Influence 1694-1994 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0198289529 ISBN 13: 9780198289524

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 1995

Riassunto

The Bank of England's tercentenary (July 1994), coming as it does with the future status of the Bank a subject of much discussion, is an apposite moment to offer an overview of the Bank's history as a whole. Obviously there have been several detailed histories of the Bank, but this collection of essays is the first attempt to identify the most important themes of the institution's history and put them in a long-term perspective. The main pieces will deal with the Bank's relations with government, its impact on the British economy, its role in international central banking, its position in the City of London, and its changing composition and management. In addition, in a piece likely to cause considerable interest, the Deputy Governor (Rupert Pennant Rea) will be looking at all these themes in a contemporary light and offering some thoughts about the Bank's future. Added value is given by two main appendices: a detailed chronology of the Bank's history; and a comprehensive listing of its governors, directors, and senior officials. In sum, this is a book that meets a clear intellectual need, while also being extremely convenient for those unwilling or unable to embark on the circa 2600 pages of the three main official histories.
Contributors: D. Kynaston, A. Cairncross, P. Cottrell, R. Roberts, E. Hennessy, R. Pennant Rea,

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Recensione:

`Includes a fascinating table depicting the rise of the state machine this century.'The Guardian

The book is generated by a backwrd-looking event, a conference to mark last year's celebration of the bank's 300th anniversary. But the essays tingle with forward-looking speculation- will the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street finally break free from the bad company of politicians? It is rare for a collection of essays to offer such a rich diet, a tribute to the editors' skill. (Financial Times)

The preface and introduction to this collection of essays...which includes several interesting, well-written and worthwhile contributions. (The Tablet)

Accessible survey of three centuries of the Bank's history. (Times Literary Supplement)

Provides an excellent historical summary. (Times Higher Education Supplement)

A distinguished group of historians and economists provide an authoritative assessment of the major themes in the bank's history. (Business Horizons)

This wide-ranging institutional survey will be useful to readers interested in British economic history or banking. (Choice)

The authors have ... provided a refreshing variety of retrospectives on different sub-periods of the Bank's 300 years and on different aspects of its evolution as a central bank. (The Economic History Review)

The book is beautifully produced ... in one good-sized volume there is here an excellent coverage of the origins, growth, and development of the Bank which draws on archives not previously exploited. It is a fitting commemorative volume for the Bank's 300th anniversary. (Business History)

The very praiseworthy ambition of the editors and organisers seems to have been to provide as much coverage as possible of the Bank's history in both its domestic and international setting from its founding to the present day - and to do this thematically ... The book is beautifully produced ... in one good-sized volume there is here an excellent coverage of the origins, growth, and development of the Bank which draws on archives not previously exploited. It is a fitting commemorative volume for the Bank's 300th anniversary. (Business History)

Descrizione del libro:

A landmark assessment of a unique institution

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• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198289529
• ISBN 13: 9780198289524
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Redattore: Roberts Richard, Kynaston David