A financial history of the United States / Jerry W. Markham.
| Author/creator | Markham, Jerry W. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2002-2011. |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 volumes) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | v. 1. From Christopher Columbus to the Robber Barons (1492-1900) -- The Antecedents: World Trade Before the Discovery of America -- The Colonization of America -- Commerce with the Colonies -- Trade and Money -- Revolutionary Finance -- A Nation Is Born -- Independence -- The Development of Corporations -- The Rise of the American Stock Market -- The Bank of the United States -- Finance before the Civil War -- The Bank Fight -- Stock Exchanges and Railroads -- The State Banks -- Insurance in America -- The Panic of 1857 -- The Civil War and Speculation -- Union Finance -- Confederate Finance -- Wartime Speculation -- The Robber Barons -- Commodity Markets and the Gold Corner -- The Panics -- Financial Growth and the Panic of 1873 -- The Panic of 1884 -- Commodity Markets and Bucket Shops -- Investment Trusts and the Panic of 1893 -- Money and Wealth -- Monetary Issues -- The Gilded Age -- Money, Banks, and Trust Companies. |
| Contents | v. 2. From J.P. Morgan to the institutional investor (1900-1970) -- A New Century -- The Twentieth Century Begins -- Insurance, Banking, and Underwriting -- The Panic of 1907 -- The Federal Reserve and the Money Trust -- Banking and Securities Before the War -- America Enters the War -- World War I -- War and the Stock Market -- The Futures Markets -- Banking in the Twenties -- The Crash -- The Stock Market Expands -- The Market Surge and Investment Trusts -- The Stock Market Crash of 1929 -- The Banking Crisis -- Congress Investigates the Stock Market -- Regulating Finance -- Monetary Policy and the Depression -- The Federal Securities Laws -- Commodity Market Reforms -- The Market Suffers -- Investment Companies and Insurance Regulation -- War and the Rebuilding of Finance -- World War II and Finance -- After the War -- Korea and the War on the Investment Bankers -- The Fed and the 1950s -- A New Era Begins -- Institutional Investors -- Banking, Gold, and Trading -- The Securities Markets -- Institutions and Paperwork. |
| Contents | v. 3. From the age of derivatives into the new millennium (1970-2001) -- Financial Turmoil -- Interest Rates and Other Concerns -- Commissions and Scandals -- New Economic Policy and New York City -- Derivatives Expand -- Interest Rates Again -- Markets Merge -- Derivatives Continue Their Growth -- Hostages, Repos, and Other Matters -- Mergers and Insider Trading -- Banking Woes -- REITs and Asset-Backed Debt -- Finance Falters -- The Stock Market Crash of 1987 -- The S & L Crisis and Banking Scandals -- Stock Markets and Brokers -- The Crisis in Derivatives -- American Finance Rebounds -- Markets and Broker-Dealers -- Insurance Troubles -- Banking Growth -- The Market Boom -- International Finance and Derivatives -- The Century Closes -- Internet Money and Trading -- Banking Consolidation -- Market Ups and Downs -- Market Bubbles and Changes -- Into the Millennium. |
| Contents | v. 4. From Enron to reform -- The Stock Market Bubble and Enron -- The Stock Market Bubble -- The Enron Corp -- The Enron Scandal -- Full Disclosure and the Accountants -- Full Disclosure -- Arthur Andersen and Other Scandals -- Fiduciary Duties and Corporate Governance Principles -- Full Disclosure Fails -- Telecoms and WorldCom -- Analysts and Insider Trading Scandals -- More Scandals and Reform -- Recovery and Reform -- Market Recovery -- Reforming the Reforms. |
| Contents | v. 5. From Enron-era scandals to the subprime crisis (2004-2006) -- Enron and Corporate Reforms -- Enron and Its Aftermath -- Other Enron-Era Scandals -- Corporate Governance Reforms1 -- Financial Market Developments -- Securities, Banking, and Insurance -- Commodity Markets -- The Rise of the Hedge Funds and Private Equity -- The Mortgage Market -- A Critical Look at the Reformers. |
| Contents | v. 6. From the subprime crisis to the Great Recession (2006-2009) -- The Growth of the Mortgage Market -- Securitization -- Prelude to a Crisis -- The Subprime Crisis -- The Crisis Begins -- The Great Panic Begins -- The Crisis Continues -- The Crisis Abates -- The Rise and Fall of the Subprime Crisis -- Regulation, Reform, and the Subprime Crisis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Markham, Jerry W. Financial history of the United States. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2011 9780765624314 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780765624314 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0765624311 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780765626622 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0765626624 (electronic bk.) |