Monetary Regimes of the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9780521801690 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 260 str.

Andrew Britton; Brian Corby

Opis

This account of monetary regimes since 1900 shows how the role of policy has changed, and how this has related to experience of inflation and the real economy, as well as to changes in political philosophies. The narrative concentrates on developments in America, Europe and Japan from the era of the classical gold standard, via the era of policy intervention and reduced faith in the market to the present "neo-liberal" regimes. It is argued that no school of macroeconomics is right for all time; different theoretical models may be appropriate.

Recenzje

'Andrew Britton has provided us with a concise account of changing economic policy regimes in the twentieth century.' English Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction: economics and history; 1. Before the First World War (1900–1914); 2. World War I and after; 3. Crisis and depression (1925–1939); 4. World War II and after (1939–1950); 5. The Golden age (1950–1965); 6. Policy failure (1965–1980); 7. Liberalisation (1980–1990); 8. Back to the beginning? (1990–1999).