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The Discount Houses in London

Principles, Operations and Change

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  • © 1976

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  1. G. A. Fletcher

    1. University of Liverpool, UK

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Evolution of the London Discount Houses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Origins of the Discount Houses in the Early Nineteenth Century

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      Pages 3-16

    3. Emergence of the Modern Framework, 1850–1913

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      Pages 17-34

    4. The Effects of War and Depression, 1914–38

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      Pages 35-53

    5. War Finance and Reconstruction, 1939–51

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      Pages 54-69

  3. The Modern Discount Houses in Operation: I, 1951–70

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. British Monetary Policy: a Context for Operations

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      Pages 73-84

    3. Principles of Daily Operation

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      Pages 85-90

    4. Borrowed Funds

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      Pages 91-112

    5. Treasury Bills

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      Pages 113-127

    6. Commercial Bills

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      Pages 128-145

    7. Bonds

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      Pages 146-161

    8. New Business

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      Pages 162-176

    9. The Mechanism of Monetary Control

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      Pages 177-197

  4. The Modern Discount Houses in Operation: II, 1971 and After

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. Competition and Credit Control

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      Pages 201-217

    3. Working under the New Rules

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      Pages 218-237

    4. The Changing Discount Market

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      Pages 238-249

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 251-298
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  • University of Liverpool, UK

    G. A. Fletcher

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