| Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market Contributor(s): Bagehot, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 138799767X ISBN-13: 9781387997671 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Business & Economics | Investments & Securities - General |
| Dewey: 332.094 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lombard Street is Walter Bagehot's famous explanation of the England central banking system established during the 19th century. At the time Bagehot wrote, the United Kingdom was at the peak of its influence. The Bank of England in London, was one of the most powerful institutions in the world. Working as an economist at the time, Walter Bagehot sets about explaining how the British government and the Bank of England interact. Leading on from this, he explains how the Bank of England and other banks - the Joint-Stock and Private banking companies - do the business of finance. Bagehot is not afraid to admit that life at the bank is usually quite boring, albeit punctuated by short periods of sudden excitement. The sudden boom of a market, or sudden fluctuations in the credit system, can create an excited demand for money. The eruption of an economic depression, which Bagehot aptly notes is rapidly contagious around different sectors of the economy, can also make working in the bank a lot less tedious. |