Global Financial Markets at the Turn of the Century (Series in International Business and Economics)
Contributors: I. Meric (Editor); G. Meric (Editor)
Publisher: Pergamon
Published: April 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780080437989
Subjects: Globalization; International economics; Finance; Financial Markets; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; International - General; Economics - General; Exports & Imports; Business & Economics / Finance; Business & Economics-Economics - General; Business & Economics-Exports & Imports; Social Science / General; Financial institutions
First sentence: The origins of the modern global financial markets lie in the international operations of the British banks, often with family connections at the top level, that once financed the trade of the British empire (see O'Brien, 1996).