International Banking and Financial Systems

List of Figures and Tables, List of Contributors, Foreword by Vincenzo Desario, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, I. EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: FACTORS OF CRISIS, STABILITY AND GROWTH, A. Europe and Central Banks in the Twentieth Century, 1. A Historical Analysis in the Context of Finance and Banking, 2. The Policies of Central Banks in Historical Perspective: An International Comparison, B. National Financial Systems, 3. The Financial System of the United Kingdom in the Twentieth Century, 4. The Evolution of the Financial Responsibilities of the Banque de France in the Twentieth Century, 5. Crisis, Stability and Factors of Growth: The German Case, 6. The Banque Nationale de Belgique and the Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century, 7. The Spanish Financial System and the Role of the Banco de Espana, 8. Financial Regulation in Europe and in Italy, 9. Financial Stability and Efficiency in the Twentieth Century: The Netherlands, 10. The Activity of the Banco de Portugal as a Central Bank (1931-99), II. PROSPECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM, 11. Finance, Stability and Growth, 12. Consolidation in the Financial Sector, 13. Recent Developments in the Financial Markets, 14. The Evolution of the Financial System and the Efficiency of Intermediaries and Markets, Index