Stuart Muirhead, Edwin GreenCrisis Banking in the East
The History of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of London, India and China, 1853-93
Contents: Introduction
1. The Birth of Eastern Exchange Banking
2. The Foundation of Mercantile Bank
3. Early Success and a Charter, 1854-1858
4. Expansion, Boom and Crisis, 1858-1865
5. Survival and Stagnation, 1866-1870
6. Bad Banking, the Silver Crisis and New Leadership, 1871-1884
7. The Officers, Local Staff, Management and Directors
8. London Head Office: its Business and Overseas Infrastructure
9. The Mechanics of the Bank's Business, 1854-1893
10. The Last Years of the Chartered Mercantile Bank
11. Liquidation and Reconstruction, 1892-1893
12. Epilogue: The Mercantile Bank of India Ltd
Appendices
References
Index.
