The Death Of Gentlemanly Capitalism
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Author | : Philip Augar |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2008-12-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0141964146 |
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A revolution took place in the City in the 80s and 90s. The cosy club of British merchant banking collapsed in a series of sell-outs, closures and scandals. This left the City dominated by US and European giants. Was this the inevitable result ofglobalization or did mismanagement play a part? This is the first book to look at how and why the British merchant banks and brokers sold out, and where that leaves us. Augar tells this fascinating story with pace and drama, taking us through the Thatcher years, the crash of 1987, Big Bang, and the aggressive invasion of the American banks. He looks at why the British banks failed to keep pace with the Americans, what this says about the way they were run, and what this means for the future.
Author | : S. Akita |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2002-10-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1403919402 |
Download Gentlemanly Capitalism, Imperialism and Global History Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study tries to renew the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Part One takes a predominantly metropolitan view of the globalizing forces unleashed by British imperialism; Part Two focuses on the international order of East Asia and its connection with gentlemanly capitalism.
Author | : Philip Augar |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2018-07-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0241335981 |
Download The Bank That Lived a Little Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Based on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank that Lived a Little describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions. In a tale of feuds, grandiose dreams and a struggle for supremacy between rival strategies and their adherents, Philip Augar gives a riveting account of Barclays' journey from an old Quaker bank to a full-throttle capitalist machine. The disagreement between those ambitious for Barclays to join the top table of global banks, and those preferring a smaller domestic role more in keeping with the bank's traditions, cost three chief executives their jobs and continues to divide opinion within Barclays, the City and beyond. This is an extraordinary corporate thriller, which among much else describes how Barclays came to buy Lehman Brothers for a bargain price in 2008, why it was so keen to avoid taking government funding during the financial crisis, and the price shareholders have paid for a decade of barely controlled ambition. But Augar also shows how Barclays' experiences are a paradigm for Britain's social and economic life over thirty years, which saw the City move from the edge of the economy to its very centre. These decades created unprecedented prosperity for a tiny number, and made the reputations of governments and individuals but then left many of them in tatters. The leveraged society, the winner-takes-all mentality and our present era of austerity can all be traced to the influence of banks such as Barclays. Augar's book tells this rollercoaster story from the perspective of many of its participants - and also of those affected by the grip they came to have on Britain.
Author | : Philip Augar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
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From the author of "Player Manager" comes a controversial insider's look at the secret world of investment banking.
Author | : Aaron Brown |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2011-08-26 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1118161106 |
Download The Poker Face of Wall Street Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Wall Street is where poker and modern finance?and the theory behind these "games"?clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes. As a result, business and financial professionals who want to use poker insights to improve their job performance will find this entertaining book a "must read." So will poker players searching for an edge in applying the insights of risk-takers on Wall Street.
Author | : Anne Case |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691217076 |
Download Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"This book documents the decline of white-working class lives over the last half-century and examines the social and economic forces that have slowly made these lives more difficult. Case and Deaton argue that market and political power in the United States have moved away from labor towards capital--as unions have weakened and politics have become more favorable to business, corporations have become more powerful. Consolidation in some American industries, healthcare especially, has brought an increase in monopoly power in some product markets so that it is possible for firms to raise prices above what they would be in a freely competitive market. This, the authors argue, is a major cause of wage stagnation among working-class Americans and has played a substantial role in the increase in deaths of despair. [The authors] offer a way forward, including ideas that, even in our current political situation, may be feasible and improve lives"--
Author | : Youssef Cassis |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2010-03-18 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0521144043 |
Download Capitals of Capital Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
`...useful reading for anyone interested in the antecedents of today's vibrant international financial markets.' --
Author | : Michael Levi |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780754645160 |
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This book analyzes how and why people become involved in long-firm (planned bankruptcy) fraud, the links between long-firm fraud and other crimes, the links between bankruptcy fraudsters and other professional and organized criminals, the techniques that fraudsters use, and the social and commercial relationships that exist within the operational world of the long-firm fraudster.
Author | : P.J. Cain |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 2014-01-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317873521 |
Download British Imperialism Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, and truly global in its reach, this magisterial account received numerous accolades from reviewers in its first edition. The first to coin the phrase "gentlemanly capitalism", Cain and Hopkins make the strong and provocative argument that it is impossible to understand the nature and evolution of British imperialism without taking account of the peculiarities of her economic development. In particular, the growth of the financial sector - and above all, the City of London - played a crucial role in shaping the course of British history and Britain's relations overseas. Now with a substantive new introduction and a conclusion, the scope of the original account has been widened to include an innovative discussion of globalization.
Author | : Raymond E. Dumett |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2014-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317881478 |
Download Gentlemanly Capitalism and British Imperialism Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The publication by Longman of P J Cain and A.G. Hopkins two-volume study of "British Imperialism" (1688-1914; 1914-1994) caused a sensation amongst historians of European imperialism and economic international history. The theory of `gentlemanly capitalism' - the complex of economic, social and political power centring on the City of London - which they developed to explain Britain's imperial expansion has since been expanded , both in its original theory and its implications. Here now is a purpose-built volume prepared in collaboration with the original authors which reviews the latest state of scholarship in the field and develops it further.