Les Banques du Grand Sud Ouest: Système bancaire et gestion des risques (des années 1900 à nos jours) [The Banks of the Grand South-West: The Banking System and Risk Management from 1900 to the Present]

Les Banques du Grand Sud Ouest: Syst�me bancaire et gestion des risques (des ann�es 1900 � nos jours) [The Banks of the Grand South-West: The Banking System and Risk Management from 1900 to the Present]. Edited by Hubert Bonin and Christophe Last�cou�res. Paris: P.L.A.G.E., 2006. 521 pp. Illustrations, figures, tables, notes, index. Paper, euro40.00. ISBN: 2-914-36909-3.

Reviewed by Elisabeth Paulet

This ambitious book marshals historical evidence to analyze the banking system and the methods of risk management that have been used in the region of France known as the Grand Sud Ouest. The editors' objective is to demonstrate the complex interactions among local banks and the …