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Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market by Walter Bagehot

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Chapters

  1. Econlib Editor's Notes467 words
  2. Advertisement322 words
  3. Prefatory Note to the Twelfth Edition216 words
  4. LOMBARD STREET TO-DAY by Hartley Withers228 words
  5. The Cheque Currency of To-day.458 words
  6. The Banknote and the Fiduciary Issue.716 words
  7. The Power of the Outer Banks.530 words
  8. The Problem Modified.869 words
  9. Chapter I: Introductory4,413 words
  10. I4,599 words
  11. II7,080 words
  12. I3,750 words
  13. II.1,741 words
  14. Chapter IV: The Position of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Money Market2,473 words
  15. Chapter V: The Mode in Which the Value of Money is Settled in Lombard Street1,933 words
  16. Chapter VI: Why Lombard Street Is Often Very Dull, and Sometimes Extremely Excited7,924 words
  17. Chapter VII: A More Exact Account of the Mode in Which the Bank of England Has Discharged Its Duty of Retaining a Good Bank Reserve5,904 words
  18. II.4,563 words
  19. Chapter VIII: The Government of the Bank of England7,605 words
  20. Chapter IX: The Joint Stock Banks4,928 words
  21. Chapter X: The Private Banks2,895 words
  22. Chapter XI: The Bill-Brokers4,352 words
  23. Chapter XII: The Principles Which Should Regulate the Amount of Banking Reserve to be Kept by the Bank of England6,195 words
  24. Chapter XIII: Conclusion1,243 words
  25. Note A. Liabilities and Cash Reserve of the Chief Banking Systems.293 words
  26. Note B. Extract from Evidence Given by Mr. Alderman Salomons before House of Commons Select Committee in 1858.3,299 words
  27. Note D. Meeting of the Proprietors of the Bank of England. September 13, 1866. (From 'Economist,' September 22, 1866.)2,723 words
  28. Note I464 words
  29. NOTE II1,977 words
  30. About Liberty Fund328 words
  31. The Online Library of Liberty235 words
  32. Copyright Information531 words

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