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* [http://mises.org/books/shorthistorypapermoney.pdf A Short History of Paper Money and Banking] by William M. Gouge | * [http://mises.org/books/shorthistorypapermoney.pdf A Short History of Paper Money and Banking] by William M. Gouge | ||
* [http://www.mises.org/books/freebanking.pdf Free Banking: Theory, History and a Laissez-Faire Model] (pdf) by Larry J. Sechrest | * [http://www.mises.org/books/freebanking.pdf Free Banking: Theory, History and a Laissez-Faire Model] (pdf) by Larry J. Sechrest | ||
* Wikipedia on [[Wikipedia:Bank|bank]]s | * Wikipedia on [[Wikipedia:Bank|bank]]s and [[Wikipedia:History of banking|history of banking]] | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 5 June 2009
A bank is a financial institution, that keeps current accounts for its customers. Banking includes, but is not limited to activities as:
- issue of banknotes
- settlement of payments
- lending money
- currency exchange
History of Banking
The first banks were probably the religious temples of the ancient world.
See also: History of money and banking in the US
See also
- History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II by Murray N. Rothbard
- A Short History of Paper Money and Banking by William M. Gouge
- Free Banking: Theory, History and a Laissez-Faire Model (pdf) by Larry J. Sechrest
- Wikipedia on banks and history of banking