Download or read book Evolution of Western Financial Markets written by Richard Eugene Sylla and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial markets and institutions in the U.S., U.K., and Canada have developed in fundamentally different directions than those in continental Europe and Asia. This book examines the fascinating history of finance through the perspectives of 17 leading scholars--explaining how the differences between the financial systems emerged.