Giannini Reporter

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCSC:32106017081495

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Giannini Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Felice A. Bonadio
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A. P. Giannini: Banker of America by Felice A. Bonadio Pdf

“It is rare for a banker to win national acclaim, or even recognition... J. P. Morgan apart, it is hard to think of a banker who achieved this kind of status. A. P. Giannini had it on the West Coast, but even though he remained a regional banker, his influence was national... Felice A. Bonadio... describes him... as the Henry Ford of banking... While recognizing that Giannini was no saint, Mr. Bonadio accepts him at his own valuation as ‘the people’s banker.’ There is no question that in creating the world’s largest bank he greatly benefited California, much of the state’s explosive growth in this century having been financed by Bank of America. And as Mr. Bonadio points out, by extending easy credit more broadly than anyone else, he ‘expanded the boundaries of life for millions.’ To do so was his dream, and the realization of it justifies the effort Mr. Bonadio has put into this book.” — William L. O’Neill, The New York Times “Giannini, who began his career as a wholesaler of fruit and vegetables, became a financial giant. As early as 1920, his San Francisco bank had 220,000 depositors. Competing bankers joined fundamentalist Protestant groups in charging him with fomenting a Catholic-Italian plot to take over the West’s financial institutions. Giannini’s 410-branch banking octopus did, indeed, engage in such tactics. The author uncovered internal bank memos documenting quite ruthless attempts to capture the bank accounts of immigrant school children and women family members. The investments which the Bank of America backed included the movie business. In addition to becoming Walt Disney’s first financial sponsor, Giannini helped to subsidize the building of the Golden Gate bridge. Bonadio gives one a real sense of what it meant for the warm-hearted but sometimes volatile Giannini to help finance such huge enterprises. Bonadio’s narrative is direct and forceful. The description of Giannini’s personal character moves the story along skillfully.” — Andrew Rolle, Italian Americana “By starting a bank and nurturing it into the biggest bank in the world, Amadeo Peter Gianninni became possibly the most spectacular entrepreneur of the early part of the twentieth century. His story is inspiring and of interest to anyone who wants to understand the history of the West or the development of financial institutions in the United States... This book should... be a part of every complete library on the history of the west or financial history.” — Lynne Pierson Doti, The Journal of Economic History “Until this biography appeared, we have had to rely on [a] very old and limited account of the Bank of America... Felice A Bonadio has made what appears to be thorough use of the bank’s archives to go far beyond [that old account]. He adds much to our knowledge of Giannini’s enterprises, which included not only his early ventures as a produce merchant, but also his major involvement with the film industry throughout the 1920s and ‘30s. Bonadio writes well, and knows how to tell a story.” — Richard M. Abrams, Pacific Historical Review “[Bonadio’s] accomplishment rests on the careful presentation of archival resources and of a large secondary literature. The clarity of the story is reinforced through the use of extensive quotes... a well-documented business biography.” — Gunther Barth, Montana Magazine of Western History “[T]hose interested in the reconstruction of one financier’s view of his world will find in Bonadio’s book much to think about.” — Kerry Odell, The American Historical Review

Author : Francesca Valente
Publisher : Barbera Foundation
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A.P. Giannini, The People’s Banker by Francesca Valente Pdf

The story of a dreamer… Envisioning a socio-economic utopia, A. P. Giannini was not a typical banking tycoon. With a socially enlightened heart, he made the American dream a reality, not just for himself, but for society as a whole. In spite of devastating personal obstacles, such as the death of his father, Giannini became the world’s leading banker of the twentieth century. Raised by hardworking peasant immigrants in what was considered a backwater area of California, Giannini received his economic education in an unconventional way, paving the way for his rise to prosperity. Founding the Bank of Italy for poor immigrant families, he wanted to overcome the barriers put in place by the conservative current banking elite to fulfill the dreams of “little guys.” Soon, the Bank of Italy became the Bank of America and the poor Italian was now in a position to help dreamers such as Walt Disney achieve their own dreams. Giannini also shaped the San Francisco skyline by financing the bold Golden Gate Bridge. His influences and hard work can be seen all over the country, simply because he believed in “a more general distribution of wealth and happiness.”

Author : Forrest Capie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349102181

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Directory of Economic Institutions by Forrest Capie Pdf

An invaluable guide for researchers and users on the whole range of work going on in a vast number of economic institutions. An essential reference volume for the institutions themselves, for industry and commercial organisations, for government departments, and for libraries in all academic institutions. This Directory provides a comprehensive international coverage of institutions involved in economic research, policy debate and dissemination of ideas. The Directory of Economic Institutions is an essential reference volume for the institutes themselves, industrial and commercial organizations, government departments and libraries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCR:31210022084360

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Giannini Research Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCR:31210021113806

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Giannini Foundation Research Report by Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCBK:C061685591

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Giannini Foundation Research Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015069191560

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Annals of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics by Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCBK:C062137766

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Giannini Foundation Information Series by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : PSU:000070071061

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Mimeographed Report (Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics). by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1857430247

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Business and Economics Research Directory by Anonim Pdf

A comprehensive guide providing information on major research institutions concerned with business and economics throughout the world. The first section consists of an exhaustive directory of institutes listed alphabetically according to country. Where applicable, each entry contains details of name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail numbers, principal officers, date of foundation, activities, and publications. Entries are cross- referenced to the periodicals in the publications section. The second section lists periodicals and journals that publish the results of research into business and economics, or which are widely used in such research. Entry details include name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail, editor, publisher, date of foundation, subject of coverage, frequency, and circulation. Distributed by Gale Research. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics
Publisher : Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics University of California
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112100800124

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A.P. Giannini and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics by Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112063984402

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Giannini Foundation Special Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Information services
ISBN : UCBK:C069192718

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The Reference Point by Anonim Pdf

Author : Raymond B. Vickers
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780739166406

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Panic in the Loop by Raymond B. Vickers Pdf

Relying on a broad array of records used together for the first time, Panic in the Loop reveals widespread fraud and insider abuse by bankers--and the complicity of corrupt politicians--that caused the Chicago banking debacle of 1932. It provides a fresh interpretation of the role played by bankers who turned the nation's financial crisis of the early 1930s into the decade-long Great Depression. It also calls for the abolition of secrecy that still permeates the bank regulatory system, which would have prevented the Enron fiasco and the financial meltdown of 2008. This book focuses on the recurrent failures of the financial system--the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, the Enron debacle of the early 2000s, and finally the financial collapse of 2008. Because of regulatory secrecy, knowing what happened in Chicago in 1932 is critical to understanding the glaring problems in the regulation of American finance, in particular the lack of transparency, the abuse of financial institutions by insiders, and the capture of public institutions by insiders going through the revolving door between the private and public sectors. Eight decades later little has changed. The regulatory failures of the 1930s--especially the pervasive system of secrecy that allowed the fraud and insider abuse to flourish--were repeated during the collapse of 2008. Transparency would strike at the alliance between the executives of financial institutions and public officials, who caused the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression.