From Scandal to New Structures of Trust: Development of the British Savings Banks, 1850 to 1870

在19世纪50年代，英国储蓄银行经历了一连串的贪污丑闻，影响了英国各地的22家机构。本文将研究这些丑闻的制度影响，考察英国储蓄银行如何在1850-70年之间适应这些关键的发现。具体而言，它将考虑政府和地方管理人员如何在一段时间的高度公开的金融不稳定之后寻求恢复储户对储蓄银行的信任。本论文将借鉴议会辩论，特别委员会的程序，contemporarycommentary，和档案记录的个人储蓄银行。

During the 1850s, British savings banks experienced a succession of embezzlement scandals that affectedover twenty-two establishments across the United Kingdom. This dissertation will study the institutionalimpact of these scandals, examining how British savings banks adapted between 1850-70 following thesecriminal discoveries. Specifically, it will consider how the Government and local managers sought torestore depositor trust in savings banks after a period of highly publicised financial instability. Thisdissertation will draw on parliamentary debates, select committee proceedings, contemporarycommentary, and archival records for individual savings banks.