A History of Public Banking in Portugal in the 19th and 20th Centuries - Paperback

by Pedro Lains (Author)

This book examines the history of what became one of Portugal's largest banks, the Caixa Geral de Depósitos.The book weaves in and out of different political and international contexts, following the many changes of the Portuguese political regime and of its interactions with the national and international economy.

Author Biography

Pedro Lains (Lisbon, December 1959 - May 2021) was Research Professor at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais, University of Lisbon. His main research interests were Portuguese and European economic history. He has published many books and journal articles in these fields, including a forthcoming edited volume on The Economic History of the Iberian Peninsula, 711-2000.