The Re-Emergence of Global Finance

Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This is the story of the Eurodollar and the re-emergence of global capital. It tells how the City discarded sterling and reclaimed its historic role...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burn, Gary
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2006, 2006
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This is the story of the Eurodollar and the re-emergence of global capital. It tells how the City discarded sterling and reclaimed its historic role as the world's foremost financial centre
Physical Description:XII, 231 p online resource
ISBN:9780230501591