1. The age of private bankers, 1780-1840 --
The grandeur and decline of Amsterdam --
The rise of the City of London --
Interactions and networks of relationships --
2. The concentration of capital, 1840-1875 --
The banking revolution --
Rivalry between London and Paris --
The rise and fall of the lesser centres --
3. A globalised world, 1875-1914 --
The globalisation of the world economy --
World financial capital : the City of London --
A brilliant second : Paris --
The rising star : New York --
Niches and specialisations --
Competition and cooperation --
The Belle Epoque of the bankers --
4. Wars and depression, 1914-1945 --
5. Growth and regulation, 1945-1980 --
The difficult return to convertibility --
The birth and development of the Euromarkets --
The dawn of globalisation --
6. Globalisation and financial innovation, 1980-2005 --
The leading financial centres at the dawn of the twenty-first century --
The age of private bankers, 1780-1840
The concentration of capital, 1840-1875
A globalised world, 1875-1914
Wars and depression, 1914-1945
Growth and regulation, 1945-1980
Globalisation and financial innovation, 1980-2005.
