Gold Standard In Theory & History

by Barry Eichengreen, Marc Flandreau

Overview

Since the successful first edition of The Gold Standard in Theory and History was published in 1985, much new research has been completed. This updated version contains five new essays including:
* post 1990 literature on exchange rate target zones
* a discussion of the light shed by the gold standard on the European Monetary Union debate
* a new introduction by Eichengreen with Marc Flandreau
This will be an invaluable resource for students of macroeconomics, international economics and economic history at all levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134747498
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/18/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	753 KB

About the Author

Eichengreen, Barry; Flandreau, Marc

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements, 1 Editors’ introduction, Part I The gold standard in theory, Part II The gold standard in history, Part III The interwar gold exchange standard, Part IV Bretton Woods and after, Further reading, Index

Editorial Reviews

A collection of essays on the gold standard, with sections on theory, the gold standard in history, the interwar gold exchange standard, and Bretton Woods and after. Specific topics include the prewar gold standard, the standard since Alec Ford, and conditions of equilibrium and the price of gold. Useful for students on macroeconomics, international economics, and economic history. This second edition contains six new essays, including one by John Maynard Keynes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"This revised edition of "The Gold Standard in Theory and History should feature widely on reading lists in economics and economic history departments. I would certainly encouarge students to read it."
-Professor Nick Crafts, London School of Economics

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