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...This page intentionally left blank the origins and development of financial markets institutions collectively mankind has never had it so good despite periodic economic crises which current sub prime crisis is merely latest example much success attributable to increasing efciency world s nancial as nance proved be one most important causal factors in performance a series original essays leading historians examine how innovations from seventeenth century present have continually challenged established institutional arr angements forcing change adaptation by governments intermediaries where these been ful wealth creation growth followed when they failed slowed sometimes decline illustrate difculties coordinating order sustain their benets for wider economy theme that will interest policy makers well jeremy atack professor economics history at vanderbilt university he also research associate with national bureau nber served co editor journal author new view american larry neal emeritus il...