International Monetary Systems in Historical Perspective
Published on 12. December 1995
Book
Hardback
XI, 288 pages
978-0-312-12540-0 (ISBN)
Description
After a century and a half of efforts at constructing arrangements and rules for international monetary interaction, present-day national authorities do not seem to have come much closer to achieving the aim of enduring exchange rate stability combined with a good macroeconomic performance. A distinguished group of economists and economic historians offers new insights into the working of the most important of such experiences, including nineteenth century bimetallism, the 'classical' gold standard, Bretton Woods and the European Monetary System.
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Edition
1995 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XI, 288 p.
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-12540-0 (9780312125400)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-24220-7
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Content
Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; J.Reis - The Classical Gold Standard's Adjustment to Shocks: American Railroads and British Investment in the 1880s; C.Knick Harley - Recent Developments in Bimetallic Theory; S.E.Oppers - Was the Latin Monetary Union a Franc Zone?; M.Flandreau - The Scandinavian Currency Union 1875-1914; I.Henriksen & N.Kaergard - Central Bank Co-operation in the Inter-War Period: A View from the Periphery; M.de Cecco - The Origins of the Fixed Rate Dollar System; A.Milward - France and the Bretton Woods International Monetary System 1960 to 1968; M.D.Bordo, D.Simard & E.N.White - Portugal and the Bretton Woods International System; M.D.Bordo & F.T.Santos - A European Lender of Last Resort? Some Lessons from History; F.H.Capie & G.E.Wood - Tales of Parallel Currencies: The Early Soviet Experience; P.L.Siklos - The Role of Hegemonic Arrangements in the Evolution of the International Monetary System; D.T.Llewellyn & J.R.Presley - Index