International monetary systems in historical perspective / edited by Jaime Reis
1995, 1st edition. London New York : Macmillan Press ; St. Martin's Press. Fine cloth copy with gilt-blocked title to spine. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #388032
ISBN: 0333611357
Physical description; 288 pp., illustrations. Contents; The classical gold standard's adjustment to shocks : American railroads and British investment in the 1880s / C. Knick Harley -- Recent developments in bimetallic theory / Stefan E. Oppers -- Was the Latin monetary union a Franc zone? / Marc Flandreau -- The Scandinavian currency union 1875-1914 / Ingrid Henriksen and Niels Kærgård -- Central bank cooperation in the inter-war period : a view from the periphery / Marcello de Cecco -- The origins of the fixed-rate dollar system / Alan S. Milward -- France and the Bretton Woods international monetary system 1960 to 1968 / Michael D. Bordo, Dominique Simard and Eugene N. White -- Portugal and the Bretton Woods international monetary system / Michael D. Bordo and Fernando Teixeira dos Santos -- A European lender of last resort? Some lessons from history / Forrest H. Capie and Geoffrey E. Wood -- Tales of parallel currencies : the early Soviet experience / Pierre L. Siklos -- The role of hegemonic arrangements in the evolution of the international monetary system / David T. Llewellyn and John R. Presley. Subjects; International finance History 20th century ; Congresses. Monetary policy. Gold standard. Foreign exchange.
Price: €160.00