| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
1 Introduction; 2 The Classical Gold Standard as an International Monetary Regime; 3 Cooperation under the Gold Standard; 4 British Hegemony under the Gold Standard; 5 Hegemony and the Bank of England; 6 The Origin of the Gold Standard; 7 The Stability of the Gold Standard; 8 The Gold Standard and Regime Theory; Statistical Appendix; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Widely considered the crowning achievement in the history of international monetary relations, the classical gold standard (1880- 1914) has long been treated like a holy relic. Its veneration, however, has done more to obscure than to reveal the actual nature of the era's monetary system. In The Anatomy of an International Monetary Regime, Giulio M. Gallarotti addresses the nature of the classical gold standard in its international context, offering the first comprehensive and systematic treatment of the subject. Three fundamental questions are essential to the discussion: How did the regime o |
| Analysis |
International monetary system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Gold standard -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Foreign Exchange.
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Gold standard.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
94020270 |
| ISBN |
9780195358230 |
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0195358236 |
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9786610534906 |
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661053490X |
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