All-Change in the City
The Revolution in Britain's Financial Sector
Published on 18. June 1988
VIII, 288 pages
978-1-349-07005-3 (ISBN)
Description
An analysis placing London in its global setting and tracing with new detail, the origins of the "Big Bang". It attempts to analyze the less familiar evolution of city institutions, including the big banks whose business is examined with particular emphasis on the Bank of England.
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Margaret Reid
All Change in the City
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10/1988
Palgrave Macmillan
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Part 1 The City revolution: the City's place in the world; the government-stock exchange accord; City restructuring for Big Bang; the pay explosion. Part 2 Markets and institutions: City markets after Big Bang; clearing banks - business; clearing banks - organization; other banks - merchant, investment and foreign; investing institutions. Part 3 Policing the City - the watchdogs: Bank of England; protecting investors and users; lessons and reflections.
