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Swiss Banking

An Analytical History

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Hans Bauer

    1. Swiss Bank Corporation, Switzerland

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  2. Warren J. Blackman

    1. The University of Calgary, Canada

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Mediaeval World of Banking and Currency

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Mediaeval Money Economy

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 3-19

    3. The Money Changers of Basle

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 20-41

  3. The Roots of Swiss Banking

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. The Background

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 45-62

    3. The Dawn of Modern Switzerland

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 63-84

    4. Savings Banking and the Industrial Revolution

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 85-98

    5. The Development of a New Swiss Banking System

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 99-114

    6. The Banking World of the Nineteenth Century

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 115-126

    7. Swiss Banks Reach Their Formative Stage

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 127-150

    8. Capitalism at the Turn of the Century

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 151-171

  4. The Tragedy of the Twentieth Century

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. The End of an Era

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 175-198

    3. Reconstruction

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 199-220

    4. The Tragedy of War and the Dawn of a New Era

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 221-255

    5. Concluding Thoughts

      • Hans Bauer, Warren J. Blackman
      Pages 256-257

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 258-264
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About this book

In this volume the authors provide a survey and an examination of the roots of Swiss banking in order to explain the phenomenal success of Switzerland's banks. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Swiss banking did not originate with the exiled Hugenot bankers of Geneva. Centuries before Louis XIV, Basle had become a principal banking centre although it was not yet part of the Swiss Confederation. From historical beginnings to contemporary comparative analysis, the book offers an authoritative explanation and analysis of the success of the Swiss banks.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Swiss Bank Corporation, Switzerland

    Hans Bauer

  • The University of Calgary, Canada

    Warren J. Blackman

About the authors

WARREN J. BLACKMAN has been in academic work for most of his professional life, specialising in the banking field. He held a position as Associate Professor of Economics at Robert College in Turkey prior to becoming Professor of Economics at The University of Calgary in Canada. His books include The Canadian Financial System and Swiss Banking in an International Context.

HANS BAUER was a distinguished Swiss economic historian who completed his doctorate under Julius Landmann at the University of Basle. He was Director of Economic Research at the Swiss Bank Corporation prior to his retirement. He has written very many papers and pamphlets dealing with Swiss banking history.

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