Financialisation has become a new buzz word in social sciences, but, although some of the
earliest usages of the concept can be found with economic historians, the recent fad has …

This study examines the formalization of banking supervision in Japan and Sweden that
occurred in the decades around 1900. Using an incremental change approach, we examine …

varhaismoderni luotottaminen luottamuslaina luottosuhde investointivelka lahjakulttuuri
lainananto lainanotto aineellinen varallisuus credit trust wealth rural communities social …

Despite the vital role that banks play in Financial markets (FM) by connecting lenders to
borrowers, instability in these financial markets, currency values and the global environment …

This article aims to retrace the extent of single women's engagement in the credit market. To
this end, it relies on a series of more than 1,900 probate inventories drawn up between 1790 …

This dissertation adresses financialization–the increasing role of financial activities in the
overall economy–in Sweden in 1900-2013. The focus is on the long run relationships …

The working of the gold standard is surrounded by interpretations and explanations based
on theory. The most fundamental of these is the idea of central banks and their monetary …

The years 1690–1727 represented a period of significant change for Scotland. It was a time
of grand colonial endeavours and financial innovation, punctuated by bouts of economic …

This article investigates the link between market structure and performance in the Swedish
commercial banking industry between 1912 and 1938. During this period, new market …

This chapter contains data on, and describes the evolution of, Swedish bank and credit
institutions since 1870. Though banks may have had different characteristics in different …