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All-Change in the City

The Revolution in Britain’s Financial Sector

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  • © 1988

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  1. Margaret Reid

    1. London, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The City Revolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The City’s Place in the World

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 3-21

    3. The Government-Stock Exchange Accord

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 23-50

    4. City Restructuring for Big Bang

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 51-70

    5. The Pay Explosion

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 71-85

  3. Markets and Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. City Markets after Big Bang

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 89-122

    3. Clearing Banks: Business

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 123-147

    4. Clearing Banks: Organisation

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 149-167

    5. Other Banks: Merchant, Investment and Foreign

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 169-187

    6. Investing Institutions

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 189-202

  4. Policing the City: The Watchdogs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Bank of England

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 205-241

    3. Protecting Investors and Users

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 243-260

    4. Lessons and Reflections

      • Margaret Reid
      Pages 261-266

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 267-288
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About this book

An analysis placing London in its global setting and tracing with new detail, the origins of the "Big Bang". It attempts to analyze the less familiar evolution of city institutions, including the big banks whose business is examined with particular emphasis on the Bank of England.

Authors and Affiliations

  • London, UK

    Margaret Reid

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: All-Change in the City

  • Book Subtitle: The Revolution in Britain’s Financial Sector

  • Authors: Margaret Reid

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07005-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Margaret Isabel Reid 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07005-3Published: 18 June 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 288

  • Topics: Banking

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