Banking policy and structure : a comparative analysis / J.S.G. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, John Stuart Gladstone, 1916- author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Banking & Finance

Routledge library editions : banking & finance ; v. 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking.

Financial institutions.

Banks and banking, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a comparative analysis of the several types of banking structure and the ways in which banks undertake their business. It surveys central banking arrangements in a number of countries. Against an historical background, it describes banking systems ranging from the so-called 'unit banking' of the USA to the branch banking arrangements that derive from British experience, as well as many systems in between. The business of banking is analysed comparatively within the framework of a simplified bank balance sheet, special attention being given to industrial banking and to ass

Contents:

BANKING POLICY AND STRUCTURE A Comparative Analysis; Copyright; Banking Policy and Structure A Comparative Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Evolution of Deposit Banking; 2. Financial Concentration and the Extension of Branch Banking; 3. Unit Banking: the Experience of the USA; 4. Hybrid Banking Systems; 5. The Nordic Countries: Banking Structures; 6. The Business of Banking; 7. Industrial Banking; 8. Assets and Liabilities Management; 9. The Role of a Money Market; 10. The Principles of Central Banking; 11. The Techniques of Credit Control; 12. Conclusion

Postscript - AustraliaIndex

Notes:

First published in 1986 by Croom Helm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-26878-2

1-283-71368-3

0-203-10922-8

1-136-26879-0

9780203109229

OCLC:

817888288