Taxation and debt in the Early Modern city

Fiscal relations between states and cities in early modern Europe is a major concern for economic and financial historians. It is often argued that taxes levied on cities by states were draconian and disastrous for economic growth. This study calls for a more nuanced understanding ...

Convergence and divergence of national financial systems

Eds. Patrice Baubeau, Anders Ögren. Coming out of the Codisyna project which looked at national financial systems during the Gold Standard years of 1871 1971, this collection of essays aims to form a focused, original and constructive approach to examining the question of convergence and ...

Federal Banking in Brazil

policies and competitive advantages

This study is the first in a decade to provide an overview of banking in Brazil. It is argued that the big three federal banks have long provided essential policy alternatives and, since the liberalization of the industry in the 1990s, have realized competitive advantages ...

Argentina's parallel currency

the economy of the poor

The story of the Red de Trueque in Argentina (RT) exposes the problems of creating a grassroots market system parallel and complementary to the official economy. The RT was launched in 1995 by a group of environmentalists who exchanged goods and services at their own ...

Towards modern public finance

This is the first in-depth study to address the financing of the American-Mexican War of 1846-48. Floating the Mexican War loans was the greatest single endeavour of the American financial community during the 1840s. Under President Polk, the Treasury issued three loans totalling $49 000 ...

Government debts and financial markets in Europe

Studying the history of public debt represents a fascinating means to investigate the role of public finances in the making of European states both at a national and regional level. "Government Debts and Financial Markets" brings together essays by leading historians of economic and financial ...