Financial Innovation, Regulation and Crises in History
Editors
Piet Clement
Harold James
Herman Van der Wee
With present concerns over the regulation of the banking industry continuing to make headlines, an examination of the historiography of financial crises is timely. With contributions from world-renowned figures such as Niall Ferguson, Adair Turner and William R. White, this volume investigates how financial institutions and markets have undergone or reacted to past pressures; the role of financial innovations in this process; and the regulatory responses that emerged as a result.