City Of London

Author : Aled Davies
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192526111
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The City of London and Social Democracy written by Aled Davies and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City of London and Social Democracy examines the relationship between the financial sector and the state in post-war Britain. The key argument made in Aled Davies's study is that changes to the financial sector during the 1960s and 1970s undermined the state's capacity to sustain and develop a modern industrial economy. Social democratic economic strategy was constrained by the institutionalization of investment in pension and insurance funds; the fragmentation of the nation's oligopolistic domestic banking system; the emergence of an unregulated international capital market based in London; and the breakdown of the Bretton Woods international monetary system. Novel attempts to reconfigure social democratic economic strategy in response to these changes ultimately proved unsuccessful. Meanwhile, the assumption that national prosperity could only be achieved through industrial growth was challenged by a reconceptualization of Britain as a fundamentally financial and commercial nation — an idea that was successfully promoted by the City itself. These findings assert the need to place the Thatcher governments' subsequent neoliberal economic revolution, which saw the acceleration of deindustrialization and the triumph of the City of London as a pre-eminent international financial centre, within a broader material, institutional, and cultural context previously underappreciated by historians.

Author : Stephen Wynn
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473865174
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book City of London in the Great War written by Stephen Wynn and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-07-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the First World War, London played a major part in Great Britain's war effort, both at home and abroad. A far as Germany was concerned, the city was their ultimate goal the ultimate target that would bring them the sought-after victory they so desired. With the British Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, the heart of British Government at the Houses of Parliament and one of Europe's major financial centres, situated at the Bank of England, London was a major prize that would either be protected or lost to the enemy. With a real belief amongst the British public that there would be an invasion at some time during the war, the security of the countries capital was paramount not only for survival of the nation, but also to ensure that public morale remained high.The capital was a central hub for recruitment with centres popping up all over the city, at places such as Scotland Yard and the Tower of London. There was a regiment for everybody, catering for all elements of society from the labourer, to the landed gentry, for the more affluent, as well as those less well off, and from the professional sportsman, to the city banker; everybody wanted to do their bit for King and Country.The book looks at many different aspects of wartime London: the Members of Parliament who left their comfortable lifestyles, who fought and died for their country, the Silvertown munitions factory explosion, the twelve German spies who were shot at the Tower of London, and the hundreds of military hospitals that were spread across London. Part of St Thomas's Hospital, for example, treated the wounds of 11,396 military personnel between 1915-19.City of London in the Great War records yet another chapter in the history of the nation's capital, during the four-year period of time, which will live in the memory of the city forever more.

Author : Sir Paul Newall
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1780939531
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan and the City of London written by Sir Paul Newall and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an insider's position, Sir Paul Newall tells the story of Japan's links with the City of London and explains why the City was first chosen by Japan as the focal point for its overseas financial investment. This account draws upon the author's close contact with Japanese governmental and financial authorities both in the UK and Japan itself. It documents the evolution and development of this relationship, from the earliest beginnings of Japanese financial contact in the 1860s. Important to economic and financial historians, this account should also be of particular value to those dealing with Japanese companies and financial institutions, as well as to those Japanese who are working, or have worked in the City. First published in 1996, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.

Author : John Heneage Jesse
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HISTORICAL AND LITERARY MEMORIALS OF THE CITY OF LONDON written by John Heneage Jesse and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historical and Literary Memorials of the City of London" is a work by John Heneage Jesse. Published in the 19th century, this book is a collection of historical and literary accounts focused on the city of London. John Heneage Jesse was an English historian and writer known for his works on historical topics. In this particular volume, Jesse likely delves into various aspects of London's history, including notable events, landmarks, literary connections, and perhaps the social and cultural development of the city. For readers interested in the history of London, especially during the 19th century, "Historical and Literary Memorials of the City of London" by John Heneage Jesse could provide valuable insights and a glimpse into the city's rich past.

Author : City of London (England). Court of Common Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A List of the By-laws of the City of London written by City of London (England). Court of Common Council and published by . This book was released on 1769 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : City of London (England). Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The City of London written by City of London (England). Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Johnny Homer
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445656124
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book City of London Pubs written by Johnny Homer and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating collection of photographs, facts and stories charts the history of some of the Square Mile's most famous and interesting old pubs, inns and taverns.

Author : City of London (England). Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, of the City of London, for the Year 1785 written by City of London (England). Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1784 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rachel Hartley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
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Download or read book No Mean City written by Rachel Hartley and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Great Britain. Census Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
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Download or read book Census of England & Wales, 1921: General Tables; Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility written by Great Britain. Census Office and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: