The transformation of Wall Street
Subtitle: a history of the Securities and Exchange Commission and modern corporate finance
By: Joel Seligman.
Edition: Rev. ed. with a new afterword.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 772
Subjects: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission -- History.; Corporations -- United States -- Finance -- History.
Description: In this updated volume, Joel Seligman draws on unpublished SEC files and extensive personal interviews to provide a comprehensive examination of the origins, accomplishments, and failings of the SEC and its leaders, from the agency's creation in 1934 to the present, including significant developments in securities regulation through the early 1990s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 623-747) and index.