TY - BOOK AU - Paulet,Elisabeth TI - The role of banks in monitoring firms: the case of the Crédit Mobilier T2 - Routledge explorations in economic history SN - 0203211804 AV - HG4026 .P329 1999eb U1 - 658.15/224 21 PY - 1999/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Crédit mobilier (France) KW - History KW - fast KW - Corporations KW - Finance KW - Case studies KW - Business enterprises KW - Banks and banking KW - Credit KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Investments & Securities KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; AGENCY THEORY AND MONITORING A theoretical and empirical interpretation; THE CRDIT MOBILIER AND THE FRENCH STOCK EXCHANGE 1853 1914 An empirical perspective; CORPORATE INVESTMENT, CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS OF FIRMS The case of the Credit Mobilier; THE SUPERVISORY ROLE OF THE CRDIT MOBILIER Some interpretations; GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; Data on the Credit Mobilier; Data relative to the general indices (GNP, share prices) for France between 1852 and 1914; Share price series N2 - This book is a timely examination of banks and corporate finance. It addresses such issues as credit constraints, the supervisions of managers and the stabilization of share prices UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=70431 ER -