Conservatives versus wildcats : a sociology of financial conflict /

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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 allyi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Polillo, Simone, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013]
Temas:
1800-1899
Banks and banking > Social aspects > Case studies.
Credit > Social aspects > Case studies.
Finance > Social aspects > Case studies.
Banks and banking > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Banks and banking > Social aspects > Italy > History > 19th century.
Crédit > Aspect social > Études de cas.
Finances > Aspect social > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
Banks and banking > Social aspects
Italy
United States
Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Money, banks, and creditworthiness : three myths?
  • Banking and finance as organized conflict
  • Institutions and the struggle over creditworthiness in 19th-century United States
  • Wildcats, reputations, and the formation of the Federal Reserve
  • Italian elites and the centralization of creditworthiness
  • Italian creditworthiness : from central to national.

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