The recent banking crisis has brought into question the business model used by most large banks. This collection of essays explores the success of ‘alternative banks’ – savings …
When European powers annexed parts of Asia, banking systems were an important part of that process. The essays in this edited collection are based on original research using …
This book sheds new light on the role played by European banks in the economic colonization of much of the globe. Based on previously unused archival material, it examines the …