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Why Financial Centres Outlive the Forces That Built Them
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Financial capitals rarely coincide with political seats, surviving shifts in transport, technology, and regulation. Looking at Charles Kindleberger's theories on transport breaks, this episode traces how trade routes and institutional ecosystems anchor commerce in places like Zurich and New York. It explores how Zurich leveraged the Gotthard railway tunnel over historic rivals, how wartime…