This book examines the differences and commonalities of eight global financial crises since the late nineteenth century (including the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Financial Debacle of the early twenty-first century) to give insights into how the financial landscape has - or has not - been reshaped after a systemic shock.

• Foreword


• Introduction


• 1: Pre-War Crises


• 2: Post-War Crises


• 3: Banks


• 4: Governance


• 5: Regulation


• 6: International Cooperation


• 7: Balance of Power


• Conclusion

Professor of Economic History, European University Institute, Florence. His work mainly focuses on banking and financial history, as well as business history more generally. His numerous publications on the subject include City Bankers, 1890-1914 (1994), Big Business: The European Experience in the Twentieth Century (1997), and Capitals of Capital: A History of International Financial Centres, 1780-2005 (2006).