In this volume the authors provide a survey and an examination of the roots of Swiss banking in order to explain the phenomenal success of Switzerland's banks. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Swiss banking did not originate with the exiled Hugenot bankers of Geneva. Centuries before Louis XIV, Basle had become a principal banking centre although it was not yet part of the Swiss Confederation. From historical beginnings to contemporary comparative analysis, the book offers an authoritative explanation and analysis of the success of the Swiss banks.
- ISBN13 9780312212834
- Publish Date 11 November 1998 (first published 22 July 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 1998 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English