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U. S. Bank Deregulation in Historical Perspective » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of U. S. Bank Deregulation in Historical Perspective by Charles W. Calomiris

Authors: Charles W. Calomiris, Calomiris Charles W.
ISBN-13: 9780521583626, ISBN-10: 0521583624
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: July 2000
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Charles W. Calomiris

Book Synopsis

This book shows how and why deregulation has transformed the size, structure and geographic range of US banks, the scope of banking services, and the nature of bank-customer relationships.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1Regulation, industrial structure, and instability in U.S. banking: An historical perspective1
2The origins of banking panics: Models, facts, and bank regulation93
3The origins of federal deposit insurance164
4The costs of rejecting universal banking: American finance in the German mirror212
5The evolution of market structure, information, and spreads in American investment banking280
6Universal banking, "American style"334
General Index350
Index of Names355

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