The Re-Emergence of Global Finance - Annotated by G Burn (Hardcover)

Name: The Re-Emergence of Global Finance - Annotated by G Burn (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1006474729
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Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority.
About the Author: GARY BURN is a Visiting Research Fellow at the GPE Centre, University of Sussex, UK.
231 Pages
Business + Money Management, Finance

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Book Synopsis

Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This is the story of the Eurodollar and the re-emergence of global capital. It tells how the City discarded sterling and reclaimed its historic role as the world's foremost financial centre.

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'...this is a valuable book that is well-researched and highly readable...It makes an important contribution to our understanding of the development of the international financial system...' - Ranald Michie, Bankhistorisches Archiv

About the Author

GARY BURN is a Visiting Research Fellow at the GPE Centre, University of Sussex, UK. He has recently published work on the German economy and the evolution of offshore finance. He won the Robert Cox Award in 2000 for his article The State the City and the Euromarkets.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.82 Inches (H) x 5.77 Inches (W) x .73 Inches (D)

Weight: .92 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 231

Genre: Business + Money Management

Sub-Genre: Finance

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: G Burn

Language: English

Street Date: April 19, 2006

TCIN: 1006474729

UPC: 9780230001985

Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-8363

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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