Publications
Publications
- June 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- HBS Case Collection
Second Bank of the United States: Banks and Banking Before the Second Bank of the United States
Abstract
Describes the problems of early banking, early attempts at central banking, achieving a sound uniform currency, and economic growth. Illustrates the problems of developing a sound money economy in a developing country and shows the difficulties of branch management in an era of primitive communication.
Keywords
Currency; Business History; Central Banking; Communication; Economic Growth; Banking Industry; United States
Citation
McCraw, Thomas K. "Second Bank of the United States: Banks and Banking Before the Second Bank of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 391-262, June 1991. (Revised April 1995.)