Forging capitalism : rogues, swindlers, frauds and the rise of modern finance /

Vice is the true father of Western capitalism, according to Ian Klaus in this fascinating, wildly entertaining, and often startling history of modern finance. Rather than the noble pursuit of gentlemen, international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted in large part, the autho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klaus, Ian, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Colección:Yale series in economic and financial history.
Temas:
1800-1899
Capitalism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Financial institutions > Corrupt practices > History.
Institutions financières > Pratiques déloyales > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Capitalism
Financial institutions > Corrupt practices
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "All trades and places knew some cheat"
  • Unreliable virtue
  • Vice on trial
  • An empire of optimism
  • Principals, agents, and their mutual friends
  • Reputation contagion
  • The detection of lies, lives, and agents
  • The observance of trifles
  • A gorgeous vulgarity
  • The verification bureau
  • "Money, money, money, and what money can make of life!"

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