1997, ISBN: 9780255363754

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Carol Publishing Group. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1559724218 . 261 pages, illustrations, cloth, dust jacket, very good. From Publishers Weekly: … Mehr…

Carol Publishing Group. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1559724218 . 261 pages, illustrations, cloth, dust jacket, very good. From Publishers Weekly: "While the issue of Holocaust survivors trying to recover their assets held by Swiss banks is LeBor's focus, his extensively researched story examines a range of issues regarding Switzerland's conduct during WWII--and his depiction is largely condemning. Among the charges LeBor (Budapest-based correspondent for The Times of London) makes is that Swiss banks helped fund the Nazi war effort by accepting gold and other assets and laundering the money into currencies that Germany could use to buy material. Swiss banks also accepted looted property that was being held for top Nazi officials. LeBor also alleges that Switzerland cost the lives of at least 30,000 Jews by closing its borders to fleeing Jewish refugees for much of the war. To make matters worse, until recently, Swiss bank officials refused to help Holocaust survivors and the families of its victims claim their assets, insisting, among other things, on death certificates for people who perished in the concentration camps. LeBor also explores the intrigue that took place in Switzerland as spies from the Allies and Axis powers alike used the country as a central place to glean information about their enemies, and where, toward the end of the war, German leaders looked to arrange a separate peace with the West. There are also several anecdotes that seem like ready-made subjects for novels such as the Red House meeting in 1944 at which top Nazi officials plotted how to launch a Fourth Reich after losing the war, or the story of Hermann Goering's brother, Albert, who used his money and influence to save the lives of numerous Jews. LeBor's highly charged work will appeal to readers interested in WWII, and will be embraced by Holocaust survivors and their families who are trying to seek restitution from Switzerland's banks."; 9.10 X 5.80 X 1.10 inches; 261 pages ., Carol Publishing Group, 1997, Paperback. New. Free banking, generically speaking, denotes a monetary system without a central bank, under which the issuing of currency is left to private banks. This book explores how this could work in practice by examining how this has worked historically, specifically in the United Kingdom in the early 19th c<

1995, ISBN: 0255363753

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[EAN: 9780255363754], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Institute of Economic Affairs, London], BANKING, BUSINESS, INVESTMENT DEALERS, FREE PRIVATE CURRENCY, SMARTCARDS, BANK REGULATION, REG… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780255363754], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Institute of Economic Affairs, London], BANKING, BUSINESS, INVESTMENT DEALERS, FREE PRIVATE CURRENCY, SMARTCARDS, BANK REGULATION, REGULATING BANKS, MONETARY POLICY, POLICY HISTORY, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS,, Books shipped Tuesday Thursday Saturday for books ordered 2 day before. DIGITAL PICTURES ON REQUEST. Aprox. Wgt. includes Packaging. (Canadian customers Shipping adjusted for postal code) Signed " 0/13/01 Charloheville Lawrence H. W enjoy!" WGT. to 2 lbs. BOOK Dimensions 9 1/4 by 6 inches. 178 Pages. Bibliography, Index. CLIP - Since the first (1984) edition of Lawrence H. White's pioneering work, Free Banking in Britain, the literature on free banking has expanded considerably. In this second edition, the author has not only revised the text (especially Chapter 2), he has adde d a new chapter which incorporates a revised version of a reply to his critics first published in 1991. The result is a significantly revised and updated edition of a book about privately issued currency which has taken on new relevance with the advent of directly transferable 'smartcard' balances. `Larry White's Free Banking in Britain is one of those books that alter forever one's view of the history of monetary policy, the role of central banks, and indeed the need to regulate banking at all. Is banking really different from ordinary goods and s ervices?1 do not know whether White's argument will stand the test of time but I do know that we will go back to this book again and again whenever we consider the case for free banking. ' Professor MARK BLAUG, University of Exeter, United Kingdom Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition 1. A Theory of Free Banking 2. Free Banking in Scotland Before 1844 3. Challenges to the Free Banking View of Scottish Experience 4. The Free Banking Question in the British Monetary Controversies, 1800-1845 5. Theoretical Issues in the Free Banking Controversy 6. The Relevance of Free Banking Today<