Swiss Banking: An Analytical HistoryIn this volume the authors provide a survey and an examination of the roots of Swiss banking in order to explain the phenomenal success of Switzerland's banks. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Swiss banking did not originate with the exiled Hugenot bankers of Geneva. Centuries before Louis XIV, Basle had become a principal banking centre although it was not yet part of the Swiss Confederation. From historical beginnings to contemporary comparative analysis, the book offers an authoritative explanation and analysis of the success of the Swiss banks. |
Contents
The Money Changers of Basle | 20 |
The Background | 45 |
The Dawn of Modern Switzerland | 63 |
Savings Banking and the Industrial Revolution | 85 |
The Banking World of the Nineteenth Century | 115 |
Capitalism at the Turn of the Century | 151 |
The End of an Era | 175 |
Reconstruction | 199 |
The Tragedy of War and the Dawn of a New Era | 221 |
Concluding Thoughts | 256 |
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