Finance Masters

By Olivier Coispeau

Subjects: Ethics, International finance, IFC, Enlightenment, Middle Ages, Economic history, Medieval Economy, International Financial Center, Finance, Commercial revolution

Description: This book is a short economic history of International Financial Centers (IFC) in the last Millenium, from the first medieval international fairs to contemporary IFCs. It explains how finance practices developped from humble debut in the last millenium accross geographies. The book reviews the key ingredients for success and sometimes failure of these truly extraordinary professionals who changed the world. The book has been written for a large international audience.