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CHAPTER ELEVEN No Banker’s Dominion: Montreal Bankers and the Financial Fate of Newfoundland
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
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Volume one: A Dominion of CApitAl, 1817–1945
- A NOTE TO READERS xi
- FOREWORD xiii
- ACKNOWLEDgMENTS xix
- TABLES AND FIGURES xxiii
- gENERAL INTRODUCTION xxv
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PART ONE In the Beginning, 1760–1817
- 1 An Unchartered Territory 1
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PART TWO Forging Canadian Finance, 1817–1870
- Introduction 19
- CHAPTER TWO Canada’s Reputational Capitalists 27
- CHAPTER THREE Style, Strategy, Stability 42
- CHAPTER FOUR Legislator, Lord, Banker 56
- CHAPTER FIVE Risk, Return, Reward 81
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PART THREE Fortune’s Faithful Disciples, 1870–1918
- Introduction 104
- CHAPTER SIX Players and Performance: Strategy and Organization 113
- CHAPTER SEVEN Bankers and Nation Builders 143
- CHAPTER EIGHT Capital Unshackled: Bankers, Mergers, Trade, and the Expansionist Spirit 164
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PART FOUR A Changeful Fortune, 1918–1945
- Introduction 184
- CHAPTER NINE The Boreal Winds 191
- CHAPTER TEN The Montreal Banker’s Paradox 221
- CHAPTER ELEVEN No Banker’s Dominion: Montreal Bankers and the Financial Fate of Newfoundland 241
- CHAPTER TWELVE Winners, Losers, and Bankers: The Making of the Bank of Canada 253
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Building Canada’s Financial Arsenal 287
- NOTES 303
- WHOM FORTUNE FAVOURS 341
- CONTENTS 347
- TABLES AND FIGURES 351
- PREFACE 353
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PART FIVE A Magnificent Facade, 1946–1974
- Introduction 356
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN Les Trente Glorieuses? 1946–1973 360
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN Remaking the Bank of Montreal in an Era of Transformation, 1965–1974 402
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN The [Digital] Conversion of St James [Street] 420
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PART SIX The Road of Return, 1974–1989
- Introduction 448
- CHAPTERS EVENTEEN The Saviour General and the Two-Front War, 1975–1989 452
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Day the bmo Universe Changed 506
- CHAPTER NINETEEN The Far Journey: The Bank in the World 526
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PART SEVEN A Time to Every Purpose, 1990–2017
- Introduction 562
- CHAPTER TWENTY The Great Regeneration, 1990–1997 566
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Trajectories, 1998–2017
- Section 1: The Icarus Trap 585
- Section 2: The Phoenix Protocol 600
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EpILOgUE One Past, Many Possible Futures
- AFTERWORD FOR ACADEMIC READERS 625
- NOTES 629
- BIBLI OGRAPHY 663
- INDEX 691
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
-
Volume one: A Dominion of CApitAl, 1817–1945
- A NOTE TO READERS xi
- FOREWORD xiii
- ACKNOWLEDgMENTS xix
- TABLES AND FIGURES xxiii
- gENERAL INTRODUCTION xxv
-
PART ONE In the Beginning, 1760–1817
- 1 An Unchartered Territory 1
-
PART TWO Forging Canadian Finance, 1817–1870
- Introduction 19
- CHAPTER TWO Canada’s Reputational Capitalists 27
- CHAPTER THREE Style, Strategy, Stability 42
- CHAPTER FOUR Legislator, Lord, Banker 56
- CHAPTER FIVE Risk, Return, Reward 81
-
PART THREE Fortune’s Faithful Disciples, 1870–1918
- Introduction 104
- CHAPTER SIX Players and Performance: Strategy and Organization 113
- CHAPTER SEVEN Bankers and Nation Builders 143
- CHAPTER EIGHT Capital Unshackled: Bankers, Mergers, Trade, and the Expansionist Spirit 164
-
PART FOUR A Changeful Fortune, 1918–1945
- Introduction 184
- CHAPTER NINE The Boreal Winds 191
- CHAPTER TEN The Montreal Banker’s Paradox 221
- CHAPTER ELEVEN No Banker’s Dominion: Montreal Bankers and the Financial Fate of Newfoundland 241
- CHAPTER TWELVE Winners, Losers, and Bankers: The Making of the Bank of Canada 253
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Building Canada’s Financial Arsenal 287
- NOTES 303
- WHOM FORTUNE FAVOURS 341
- CONTENTS 347
- TABLES AND FIGURES 351
- PREFACE 353
-
PART FIVE A Magnificent Facade, 1946–1974
- Introduction 356
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN Les Trente Glorieuses? 1946–1973 360
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN Remaking the Bank of Montreal in an Era of Transformation, 1965–1974 402
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN The [Digital] Conversion of St James [Street] 420
-
PART SIX The Road of Return, 1974–1989
- Introduction 448
- CHAPTERS EVENTEEN The Saviour General and the Two-Front War, 1975–1989 452
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Day the bmo Universe Changed 506
- CHAPTER NINETEEN The Far Journey: The Bank in the World 526
-
PART SEVEN A Time to Every Purpose, 1990–2017
- Introduction 562
- CHAPTER TWENTY The Great Regeneration, 1990–1997 566
-
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Trajectories, 1998–2017
- Section 1: The Icarus Trap 585
- Section 2: The Phoenix Protocol 600
-
EpILOgUE One Past, Many Possible Futures
- AFTERWORD FOR ACADEMIC READERS 625
- NOTES 629
- BIBLI OGRAPHY 663
- INDEX 691