International Monetary Systems in Historical Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780312125400 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 288 str.

Jaime Reis

Opis

In this book, a distinguished group of economists and economic historians offer new insights into the working of the most important experiences in their field.

Spis treści

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