An overview of the role of institutions and organisations in the development of corporate finance.
An overview of the role of institutions and organisations in the development of corporate finance.
Preface; 1. History and the modern theory of finance; 2. Medieval and Renaissance origins; 3. Corporate finance in an age of global exploration: trading companies and oceanic discovery, 1450-1720; 4. The emergence of public markets for investment securities, 1688-1815; 5. Finance in an age of canals and railroads, 1775-1900; 6. Common stock finance and the rise of managerial capitalism, 1900-1940; 7. The financing of center firms, 1940-1973; 8. Conglomerates and leveraged buy-out partnerships; Appendix one: Finance and informational asymmetries in the ancient world; Appendix two: International patterns of corporate governance; Epilogue.