A History of the Global Stock Market: From Ancient Rome to Silicon Valley

by B. Mark Smith

Book Overview

The stock market is central to the global economy. Tens of millions of people look to it to provide for a comfortable retirement. Central bankers watch it closely as they set monetary policy. Businesses around the world are forced to adjust the way they operate to meet the demands of equity investors. Yet very little has been written about how the modern global stock market came to be. In A History of the Global Stock Market, B. Mark Smith...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226764044
• ISBN13: 9780226764047
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"