Anglo-American Securities Regulation: Cultural and Political Roots, 1690 1860

by Stuart Banner

Book Overview

This book examines the regulation of the earliest securities markets in England and the United States, from their origins in the 1690s through the 1850s. Professor Banner argues that during the reign of Queen Anne a complex and moderately effective body of regulatory control was already extant, reflecting widespread Anglo-American attitudes toward securities speculation. He uses traditional legal materials as well as a broad range of nonlegal sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521130
• ISBN13: 9780521521130
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"