The City : London and the global power of finance /
by Norfield, Tony.
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BookPublisher: London : Verso, 2016Description: xiv, 272 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781784783662 (hbk.) :; 1784783668 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 337 NORSubject(s): International finance | Securities industry -- England -- London | Economic history -- 1945- | Economics | EconomicsSummary: The City of London is the biggest international banking centre and foreign exchange market, but its role is often misunderstood as being just a satellite of Wall Street or an alien financial appendage to the UK economy. Based on his twenty years' experience of City dealing rooms, Tony Norfield takes a radically different view. Through an in-depth look at world market dealings and revenues, he shows how the operations of the City of London are critical both for British capitalism and for world finance.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 337 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002928604X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The City of London is the biggest international banking centre and foreign exchange market, but its role is often misunderstood as being just a satellite of Wall Street or an alien financial appendage to the UK economy. Based on his twenty years' experience of City dealing rooms, Tony Norfield takes a radically different view. Through an in-depth look at world market dealings and revenues, he shows how the operations of the City of London are critical both for British capitalism and for world finance.
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