Korinna Schönhärl
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 2017
Type: Selected Bibliography

Financiers' desired spaces. European banks and Greece in the 19th century

International banking networks contributed importantly to the financing of industrialization in the 19th century. But how were decisions for certain projects taken within the banks? The book researches the decision taking process in banks with Greece as a case study. The project applies a combination of methods from economic, political and cultural history, questioning traditional rational choice approaches. Attention is focused on the risk perception, the risk management techniques and the constitution of confidence behind the involvement of European bankers and investors in Greece. [In German]