Mobilizing Money: How the World's Richest Nations Financed Industrial Growth

by Caroline Fohlin

Book Overview

This book examines the origins of modern corporate finance systems during the rapid industrialization period leading up to World War I; leading to three sets of conclusions. First, modern financial systems are rooted in the past, are idiosyncratic to specific countries and are highly path-dependent. Therefore, to understand current financial institutions, we must take stock of the forces at play in the near and distant past. Second, financial institutions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107436761
• ISBN13: 9781107436763
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"