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The Re-Emergence of Global Finance /

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Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This is the story of the Eurodollar and the re-emergence of global capital. It tells how the City discarded sterling and reclaimed its historic role...

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Main Author: Burn, Gary (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Business and Management.
Accounting/Auditing.
Finance, general.
Accounting.
Bookkeeping.
Business.
Finance.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This is the story of the Eurodollar and the re-emergence of global capital. It tells how the City discarded sterling and reclaimed its historic role as the world's foremost financial centre.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 231 pages)
ISBN:9780230501591
DOI:10.1057/9780230501591