ISBN:
0804785554
,
9780804785556
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 297 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.3
Keywords:
Banks and banking Case studies
;
Social aspects
;
Credit Case studies
;
Social aspects
;
Finance Case studies
;
Social aspects
;
Banks and banking Social aspects
;
History
;
19th century
;
United States
;
Banks and banking Social aspects
;
History
;
19th century
;
Italy
;
Credit Case studies Social aspects
;
Finance Case studies Social aspects
;
Banks and banking Social aspects 19th century
;
History
;
Banks and banking Social aspects 19th century
;
History
;
Banks and banking Case studies Social aspects
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking
;
Banks and banking ; Social aspects
;
Finance
;
Business & Economics
;
Banking
;
Case studies
;
History
;
Case studies
;
Italy
;
United States
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Fallstudiensammlung
Abstract:
For decades, the banking industry seemed to be a Swiss watch, quietly ticking along. But the recent financial crisis hints at the true nature of this sector. As Simone Polillo reveals in Conservatives Versus Wildcats, conflict is a driving force. Conservative bankers strive to control money by allying themselves with political elites to restrict access to credit. Barriers to credit create social resistance, so rival bankers-wildcats-attempt to subvert the status quo by using money as a tool for breaking existing boundaries. For instance, wildcats may increase the circulatio
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-282) and index. - Description based on print version record
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
Permalink
