El sistema financiero y sus órganos de supervisión; La UEM y su impacto en las instituciones financieras; Entidades de crédito comerciales; Financiación del comercio internacional; Banca de inversión; Banca privada; El ahorro y la necesidad de invertir.

The book analyses the Spanish financial system from the turn of the last century to the present day and the economic, social and political backdrop to this history. The result is a consummate survey of historical developments leading right up to today's key issues and challenges, and to what the future may hold.

This book incorporates advances in financial and monetary history and theory and shows the relevance of Spain's story to modern banking, monetary and development theory. It studies the early development of banking and monetary institutions and shows how financial and monetary mismanagement contributed to the decline of Spain in the early modern era