International Monetary Systems in Historical Perspective

Jaime Reis

ISBN 10: 0333611357 / ISBN 13: 9780333611357

Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, 1995

Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. After a century and a half of efforts at constructing arrangements and rules for international monetary interaction, present-day national authorities do not seem to have come much closer to achieving the aim of enduring exchange rate stability combined with a good macroeconomic performance. A distinguished group of economists and economic historians offers new insights into the working of the most important of such experiences, including nineteenth century bimetallism, the 'classical' gold standard, Bretton Woods and the European Monetary System. Codice articolo 4d77a6c0-c9f0-462a-a8c8-81d300b6150f

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This text examines 150 years' worth of efforts at constructing arrangements and rules for international monetary interaction, and arguing that present day national authorities do not seem to have come much closer to achieving the aim of enduring exchange rate stability combined with good macroeconomic performance. This contributors to this volume offer an insight into the working of the key experiences, including 19th-century bimetallism, the "classical" gold standard, Bretton Woods ans the European Monetary System.

Contenuti: Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; J.Reis - The Classical Gold Standard's Adjustment to Shocks: American Railroads and British Investment in the 1880s; C.Knick Harley - Recent Developments in Bimetallic Theory; S.E.Oppers - Was the Latin Monetary Union a Franc Zone?; M.Flandreau - The Scandinavian Currency Union 1875-1914; I.Henriksen & N.Kaergard - Central Bank Co-operation in the Inter-War Period: A View from the Periphery; M.de Cecco - The Origins of the Fixed Rate Dollar System; A.Milward - France and the Bretton Woods International Monetary System 1960 to 1968; M.D.Bordo, D.Simard & E.N.White - Portugal and the Bretton Woods International System; M.D.Bordo & F.T.Santos - A European Lender of Last Resort? Some Lessons from History; F.H.Capie & G.E.Wood - Tales of Parallel Currencies: The Early Soviet Experience; P.L.Siklos - The Role of Hegemonic Arrangements in the Evolution of the International Monetary System; D.T.Llewellyn & J.R.Presley - Index

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Titolo: International Monetary Systems in Historical...
Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan
Data di pubblicazione: 1995
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: As New