Making a Modern Central Bank examines a revolution in monetary and economic policy. This authoritative guide explores how the Bank of England shifted its traditional mechanisms to accommodate a newly internationalized financial and economic system. The Bank's transformation into a modern...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Maps -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Familiarity of Capitalism -- Part I. The Age of the Individual -- Chapter 1 The Wendels and the French State -- Chapter 2 The Pioneer in German History -- Chapter 3 The Industrial Origins of the Falcks -- Part II....

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- 1. Introduction: The End of Globalization and the Problem of the Depression -- 2. Monetary Policy and Banking Instability -- 3. Tariffs, Trade Policy, and the Collapse of International Trade -- 4. The Reaction against International...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The End of Globalization: A Millennial Perspective -- 2 Which Historical Analogy Applies, 1929 or 1931? -- 3 The Crash of 2008: The Weekends That Made History -- 4 The Extent and Limit of the Financial Revolution -- 5 The Importance...