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Author Morrison, James Ashley, 1980- author.

Title England's cross of gold Keynes, Churchill, and the governance of economic beliefs James Ashley Morrison
Published Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2021
©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 388 pages)
Series Cornell studies in money
Cornell studies in money.
Contents Genesis and Exodus : The Tragedy of England's Return to Gold -- The Road to Calvary : From Orthodoxy to Theocracy -- The Cunliffe "Consensus" -- Atop Sinai : More Heat Than Light -- The Golden Calf : The Public Idolize Gold -- Commandments : Defining the Law -- Myths : Theirs and Ours -- Liberalization : Implementing the Orthodoxy -- Who Would Control Capital? -- Keynes's Revolution -- Understanding "The Norman Conquest of $4.86" -- Central Bankers as Saviors? -- Indulgence -- Deposition and Coronation -- The Sanhedrin : Churchill's Trials -- Judgment -- Conclusion : Faith in History
Summary "James Ashley Morrison's heavily archival work offers a new account of the ideas and leading actors that drove Churchill's disastrous decision to restore Britain to the gold standard following World War I. It directly challenges the conventional view that Churchill restored the gold standard because it was in the political interest of his Conservative party, because it served the economic interests of Britain's elites, and because UK institutions shielded policy-makers from the hardships it would impose upon ordinary Britons. By offering a new understanding of the clashes that led the world into the violence and chaos of the 1930s, the book also offers insights into the challenges that the 'embedded liberal' international order faces today"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 23, 2021)
Subject Gold standard -- England -- History -- 20th century
Monetary policy -- England -- History -- 20th century
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History
Economic policy
Gold standard
Monetary policy
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056680
Subject England
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020046851
ISBN 9781501758430
1501758438
1501758446
9781501758447