by Roger Nougaret (Editor), Hubert Bonin (Editor)
The Haute Banque, an elite form of private or merchant banking, emerged in France in the early 19th century, reached its peak around 1850-1860 before declining in the early 20th century and almost disappearing in the 1960s-1980s. This book examines the legacy of the Haute Banque.
Author Biography
Roger Nougaret successively directed the historical archive departments of several French banking groups. He is a member of the Association for the History of BNP Paribas and of the Comité des Travaux historiques et scienti_ ques (École des chartes/Paris Sciences Lettres).
Hubert Bonin is a researcher in modern economic history at Sciences Po Bordeaux and at Bordeaux School of Economics Research Centre at Bordeaux University. He is a specialist of the history of services and moreover of French banking history.
He has co-guided a dozen of research programs about companies, their strategies and practices. He is involved in projects about investment banking from the Paris market-place, merchant and trade banking in China, French banking, and entrepreneurship and European business.
Number of Pages: 198
Dimensions: 0.42 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN
Publication Date: April 25, 2022
