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Worldview — the power of central banks
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The Origins of the Bank of England
The Bank of England came into existence in 1694. It arose out of the need for government to be able to manage its massive debts. The idea was to finance government debt by private subscription from individual shareholders. This is very different from the way that central banking developed in Sweden, as I think we can see already.
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