TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Harry E. TI - Banking Theories in the United States before 1860 T2 - Harvard Economic Studies SN - 9780674181618 AV - HG2461 .M55 U1 - 332.1/0973 PY - 2013///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Banks and banking KW - United States KW - Wirtschaft KW - Banks and banking -- United States KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; PART I. THE UTILITY OF BANKS AS A SOURCE OF MEDIA OF PAYMENT --; CHAPTER I. THE FUNCTIONS OF BANKING --; CHAPTER II. EARLY MINOR ARGUMENTS CONCERNING THE MERITS OF BANKS --; CHAPTER III. BANKS INCREASE THE COUNTRY’S CAPITAL --; CHAPTER IV. BANKS PROVIDE AN INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTE FOR METALLIC CURRENCY --; CHAPTER V. BANKS DRIVE SPECIE OUT OF THE COUNTRY --; CHAPTER VI. BANKS CAUSE DISTURBING FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICES --; CHAPTER VII. BANKS RENDER THE CURRENCY ELASTIC IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF TRADE --; PART II. THE UTILITY OF BANKS AS AGENCIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF LOANABLE FUNDS --; CHAPTER VIII. BANKS SERVE AS INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN BORROWERS AND LENDERS --; CHAPTER IX. BANKS DIRECT CAPITAL INTO UNDESIRABLE CHANNELS --; CHAPTER X. SUMMARY OF THE VIEWS ON THE NATURE AND UTILITY OF BANKS --; PART III. BANK NOTES AND BANK DEPOSITS --; CHAPTER XI. THE NATURE OF BANK DEPOSITS --; CHAPTER XII. PRINCIPLES OF NOTE ISSUE— CONVERTIBILITY --; CHAPTER XIII. PRINCIPLES OF NOTE ISSUE (Continued) --; CHAPTER XIV. PRINCIPLES OF NOTE ISSUE (Continued.) --; PART IV. BANKING POLICY AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE --; CHAPTER XV. BANKING POLICY --; CHAPTER XVI. THEORIES OF THE CAUSES OF CRISES AND CYCLES --; CHAPTER XVII. SUGGESTIONS FOR MODERATING THE CYCLE --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; restricted access UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674186668 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674186668 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674186668/original ER -