Contemporary history of finance for companies in Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America

Abstract

The dissertation is a comparative analysis of the historical causes that have lead to different prevailing financing methods in four different countries: Italy, Germany, the UK and the USA. The period taken in consideration goes from the end of the Second World War to the end of the twentieth century, but in certain cases it has been necessary to mention episodes prior to the considered period of time. Each one of the four countries has a chapter dedicated to the explanation of its own Politics and Society, Economy, Stock Exchange, Peculiar financing/investing systems, Corporate Ownership and a final Commentary. Each chapter brings new notions, and the more the reader proceeds with the text, the more it is possible to understand differences and to connect dots.