Finance and Enterprise in Early America : a Study of Stephen Girard's Bank, 1812-1831 /

Stephen Girard, the second richest American of his time (after John Jacob Astor), was the last of the great merchant bankers and the first of the great investment bankers. This is a study not only of an influential man and the bank he operated in Philadelphia but also of the growing interdependence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Jr., Donald R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Girard, Stephen, > 1750-1831.
Girard Bank > History.
Girard Bank.
Banks and banking > United States > History.
Banques > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
Banks and banking.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Birth of a Banking Enterprise
  • 3. War and Legislative Opposition, 1812-1814
  • 4. Suspension and The Bank of the United States, 1814-1819
  • 5. Competition and Cooperation
  • 6. Institutional Philosophy
  • 7. Structure and Performance
  • 8. A Final Accounting
  • Notes
  • Note on Manuscript Sources
  • Index

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