THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF A GLOBAL MERCHANT -BANKER IN CHILE: HUTH & CO. OF LONDON, 1820S-1850S

This article deals with Huth & Co.'s activities in Chile during the 1820s-1850s. Huth was the only London merchant-banker that decided to go global before 1850, and also the only one to open a branch in Chile. The analysis of how his branches operated should take this into account, yet Huth...

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Main Author: MANUEL LLORCA-JAÑA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Historia 2012-12-01
Series:Historia (Santiago)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-71942012000200002