Title The glitter of gold : France, bimetallism, and the emergence of the international gold standard, 1848-1873 / Marc Flandreau ; translated by Owen Leeming ; revised and enlarged by the author

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 319 pages) : illustrations, maps Summary This work studies the operation of the international monetary system that prevailed before the emergence of the international gold standard. It shows that France's ability to trade gold for silver, and vice versa, effectively pegged the exchange rate between gold and silver at its legal ratio Notes Translation of: L'or du monde : la France et la stabilité du système monétaire international, 1848-1873 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-310) and index Notes Translated from the French Print version record Subject Bimetallism -- France -- History -- 19th century International finance -- History -- 19th century Gold standard -- History Bimetallism -- History -- 19th century International liquidity -- History -- 19th century Currency convertibility -- History -- 19th century Gold standard -- History -- 19th century Monetary policy -- France -- History -- 19th century Bimetallism Currency convertibility Gold standard International finance International liquidity Monetary policy Bimetallisme. Gouden standaard. France Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0199257868 9780199257867 9780191601279 0191601276

Other Titles Or du monde. English France, bimetallism, and the emergence of the international gold standard, 1848-1873

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