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... century it did - without any charters or Acts of Parliament . But that is unlikely . A banking system is so closely associated with public borrowing and with what is almost the oldest and the most jealously guarded function of the state ...
... century it did - without any charters or Acts of Parliament . But that is unlikely . A banking system is so closely associated with public borrowing and with what is almost the oldest and the most jealously guarded function of the state ...
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... century the principle of marine insurance is known to have existed in Italy , the Netherlands , and Britain . The ... century the Lom- bards , who had settled in this country a century or two previously , greatly distinguished themselves ...
... century the principle of marine insurance is known to have existed in Italy , the Netherlands , and Britain . The ... century the Lom- bards , who had settled in this country a century or two previously , greatly distinguished themselves ...
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... century with the fierce attack of Charles du Moulin ( 1500-1566 ) , who advocated the tolera- tion of a moderate rate of interest . He pointed out that the usury pro- hibition , meant to protect the debtor , had the opposite effect by ...
... century with the fierce attack of Charles du Moulin ( 1500-1566 ) , who advocated the tolera- tion of a moderate rate of interest . He pointed out that the usury pro- hibition , meant to protect the debtor , had the opposite effect by ...
Contents
Current Money with the Merchant4000 Years Ago | 680 |
What Do Bank and Bankrupt Mean? | 692 |
How Commission Merchants Became Merchant Bankers | 709 |
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