Financial history and history / Youssef Cassis -- Financial history and financial economics / John D. Turner -- Financial history and economic development : pitfalls and promises / Gerard Caprio, Jr.-- Private banks and private banking / Youssef Cassis -- Commercial banking : changing...

Although funding infrastructure has always been a challenging issue in any country and at any time, the topic is still largely unexplored. A European history of infrastructure financing over the long term does not yet exist, and the purpose of this book is to partially fill that gap. It explores...