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Introduction 1 Cesare Geronzi I EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: FACTORS OF CRISIS, STABILITY AND GROWTH A Europe and Central Banks in the Twentieth Century 1 A Historical Analysis in the Context of Finance and Banking 13 Peter Mathias 2 The Policies of Central Banks in Historical Perspective: An International Comparison 35 Luigi De Rosa B National Financial Systems 3 The Financial System of the United Kingdom in the Twentieth Century 43 Philip L. Cottrell 4 The Evolution of the Financial Responsibilities of the Banque de France in the Twentieth Century 73 Olivier Feiertag 5 Crisis, Stability and Factors of Growth: The German Case 91 Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich 6 The Banque Nationale de Belgique and the Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century 117 Ginette Kurgan-van Hentenryk 7 The Spanish Financial System and the Role of the Banco de Espafia 145 Pablo Martin-Acega 8 Financial Regulation in Europe and in Italy 165 Marco Onado 9 Financial Stability and Efficiency in the Twentieth Century: The Netherlands 185 Henriette M. Prast 10 The Activity of the-Banco de Portugal as a Central Bank (1931-99) 205 Nuno Valerio II PROSPECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM 11 Finance, Stability and Growth 225 Antonio Fazio 12 Consolidation in the Financial Sector 233 Roger W Ferguson 13 Recent Developments in the Financial Markets 239 David Clementi 14 The Evolution of the Financial System and the Efficiency of Intermediaries and Markets 247 Jean-Claude Trichet Index 257Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: International finance, Banks and banking, International, Banks and banking, International Europe, Banks and banking, Central Europe