International banking and financial systems : evolution and stability / edited by Luigi de Rosa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1 -- Cesare Geronzi --I EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: FACTORS OF CRISIS, STABILITY AND GROWTH --A Europe and Central Banks in the Twentieth Century --1 A Historical Analysis in the Context of Finance and Banking 13 -- Peter Mathias -- 2 The Policies of Central Banks in Historical Perspective: An International Comparison 35 -- Luigi De Rosa --B National Financial Systems --3 The Financial System of the United Kingdom in the Twentieth Century 43 -- Philip L. Cottrell -- 4 The Evolution of the Financial Responsibilities of the Banque de France in the Twentieth Century 73 -- Olivier Feiertag -- 5 Crisis, Stability and Factors of Growth: The German Case 91 -- Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich -- 6 The Banque Nationale de Belgique and the Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century 117 -- Ginette Kurgan-van Hentenryk -- 7 The Spanish Financial System and the Role of the Banco de Espafia 145 -- Pablo Martin-Acega -- 8 Financial Regulation in Europe and in Italy 165 -- Marco Onado -- 9 Financial Stability and Efficiency in the Twentieth Century: The Netherlands 185 -- Henriette M. Prast -- 10 The Activity of the-Banco de Portugal as a Central Bank (1931-99) 205 -- Nuno Valerio --II PROSPECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM --11 Finance, Stability and Growth 225 -- Antonio Fazio -- 12 Consolidation in the Financial Sector 233 -- Roger W Ferguson -- 13 Recent Developments in the Financial Markets 239 -- David Clementi -- 14 The Evolution of the Financial System and the Efficiency of Intermediaries and Markets 247 -- Jean-Claude Trichet --Index 257.