| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 340 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Editors' introduction ; The emergence of the international gold standard; Forms of the gold standard; Price performance under the gold standard; Exchange rates under the gold standard; The efficiency view; The discipline view; The modern synthesis: the gold standard as a credible target zone; The roots of credibility; From the prewar gold standard to the interwar gold exchange standard; The Bretton Woods gold-dollar standard and after; Notes; References; Part I The gold standard in theory. |
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Introduction2 On the balance of trade ; Notes; 3 The working of the prewar gold standard ; Notes; 4 How the gold standard worked, 1880-1913* ; The monetary theory and its implications for the gold standard; Did international markets work well?; Money, gold and the balance of payments; Notes; References; 5 A portfolio-balance model of the gold standard* ; A portfolio theoretic interpretation; The Canadian price level and balance of trade; Canadian asset equilibrium under the gold standard; The portfolio theoretic reinterpretation of the Canadian evidence; Conclusions; Data appendix; Notes. |
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The pattern of shares of finance in government expenditure during wartimeRevenue smoothing; Suggestions for future research; The lessons from history; Notes; References; Part II The gold standard in history; Introduction; 7 The significance of the gold points ; Notes; 8 The myth and realities of the so-called gold standard ; The mechanism of adjustment among countries; Textbook abstract; Historical abstract; Reinterpretation and conclusions; The international pace of adjustment; A gentle reminder of the apostles of gold money; Monetary expansion and international reserves before World War I. |
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NotesReferences; 9 Notes on the working of the gold standard before 1914 ; Notes; References; 10 The gold standard since Alec Ford ; Notes on the working of the gold standard before 19144; Statistical analysis; Interpretation; Conclusion; Notes; References; 11 The dynamics of international monetary systems: international and domestic factors in the rise, reign, and demise of the classical gold standard* ; A fixed-rate international monetary system: description, definitions, and analysis; The rise of the gold standard: international dynamics. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gold standard -- History.
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Gold standard. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Eichengreen, Barry J.
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Flandreau, Marc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gold standard in theory and history. 2nd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 0415150604 0415150612 (OCoLC)37743323 |
| ISBN |
0203978870 (electronic book) |
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9780203978870 (electronic book) |
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9780415150606 (hardback) |
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0415150604 (hardback) |
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9780415150613 (paperback) |
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0415150612 (paperback) |
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0415150604 |
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0415150612 (paperback) |
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