The London Stock Exchange : a history / Ranald C. Michie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michie, R. C., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Securities--Great Britain--History.

Securities.

Stock Exchange (London, England)--History.

Stock Exchange (London, England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (697 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As of 2001, the London Stock Exchange is 200 years old, though its origins go back a century before that. This text traces the history of the London Stock Exchange, chronicling the challenges and opportunities it has faced, avoided or exploited.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Foreword; Contents; List of Figure and Tables; Introduction; 1. From Market to Exchange, 1693-1801; 2. From Money to Capital, 1801-1851; 3. From Domestic to International, 1850-1914; 4. Shattered Dominance: The First World War, 1914-1918; 5. Challenges and Opportunities, 1919-1939; 6. The Changing Market Place Between the Wars; 7. New Beginnings: The Second World War, 1939-1945; 8. Recovery and Crisis, 1945-1949; 9. Drifting Towards Oblivion, 1950-1959; 10. Failing to Adjust, 1960-1969; 11. Prelude to Change, 1970-1979; 12. Big Bang; 13. Black Hole; Conclusion

Epilogue: Towards a Third CenturySelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Originally published: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [653]-664) and index.

ISBN:

9786612052606

1-282-05260-8

0-19-152934-6

OCLC:

70634543