The wealth of nations rediscovered integration and expansion in American financial markets, 1780-1850

In The Wealth of Nations Rediscovered, Robert E. Wright portrays the development of a modern financial sector - with a central bank, a national monetary system, and efficient capital markets - as the driving force behind America's economic transition from agricultural colony to industrial jugge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wright, Robert E. 1969- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press 2002
Edición:1st ed
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Acceso en línea:Acceso a las primeras páginas
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  • 1. Introduction: The Wealth of Nations and National wealth 2. The international and colonial Background of America's financial revolution 3. Banks, securities markets, and the reduction of Asymmetric Information 4. The financial sector and the reduction of lending-related costs and risks 5. Evidence of capital market Integration, 1800-1850 6. Expansion of the securities services sector, 1790-1850 7. The freest of the free: regulation of the financial sector 8. Finance-directed economic movement 9. Conclusion: the wealth of nations rediscovered.