Lombard Street：A Description of the Money Market (Wiley Investment Classics)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Walter Bagehot 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 1999-03
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780471345367
• 定价 233.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 359页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Wiley Investment Classics

【内容简介】

LombardStreetbeganasaseriesofarticlestheesteemedessayistandfinancialadvisor,WalterBagehothadwrittenforTheEconomistduringthe1850s.Firstpublishedinbookformin1873,itisavividdescriptionofthemoneymarketthatseamlesslybringstogethertheoreticalanalyses,historicalanecdotes,andincisivecommentaryonsociology,politics,andtheStreet′svariouspersonalities.Sharinghisinvaluableinsightsanduniqueobservations,BagehottouchesoneverythingfromthemechanicsofdepositbankingwithinafractionalreservesystemtothenatureofforeigndepositsinBritain.Alongwithaclearexplanationofwhyeconomicgrowthandrisinglivingstandardsaredependentuponawell–managedfinancialsystem,heoffersstraightforwardguidelinesforthefunctionoflender–of–lastresort;apenetratinglookattheconsequencesofuncontrolledcreditandspeculation;andanin–depthexaminationoftheexchequerinthemoneymarketthatincludesastimulatinganalysisoftheinteractionbetweenthegovernment′sfiscaloperationsandthefunctioningoftheBankofEngland,thecommercialbanks,andthemoneymarket.Perhapsmostimportantly,LombardStreetfeaturesBagehot′sprescriptionforcrisismanagement,whichafternearly150years,remainstheformulaofchoiceforcontaining–andcurtailing–financialcrises.FilledwithdescriptionsofLombardStreetthatstillringtruetoday,thisjewelofabookhaswithstoodthetestoftimetobecomeatrueinvestmentclassic–onethatwillappealasmuchtothereadersoftodayasitdidtothoseofyearsago.

【作者简介】

WALTERBAGEHOTisoneofthemostcelebratedfinancewritersever.Oneofthemostlucidanddiscerningcriticsofhistime,BagehotwaseditorofthehighlyregardedEconomist.Widelyacknowledgedasanexpertonbankingandfinance,hewasfrequentlyconsultedbyParliament.

【目录】

AGeneralViewofLombardStreet.HowLombardStreetCametoExist,andWhyitAssumedItsPresentForm.ThePositionoftheChancelloroftheExchequerintheMoneyMarket.TheModeinWhichtheValueofMoneyisSettledinLombardStreet.WhyLombardStreetisOftenVeryDull,andSometimesExtremelyExcited.AMoreExactAccountoftheModeinWhichtheBankofEnglandhasDischargedItsDutyofRetainingaGoodBankReserve,andofAdministeringitEffectually.TheGovernmentoftheBankofEngland.TheJointStockBanks.ThePrivateBanks.TheBill-Brokers.ThePrinciplesWhichShouldRegulatetheAmountoftheBankingReservetobeKeptbytheBankofEngland.Conclusion.Appendices.