Exchange rate regimes and economic policy in the 20th century
By: edited by Ross E. Catterall and Derek H. Aldcroft.
Contributors: Catterall, Ross, 1948-; Aldcroft, Derek Howard.; International Economic History Congress (12th : 1998 : Madrid, Spain)
Series: Modern economic and social history series
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Foreign exchange -- Congresses.; Foreign exchange rates -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "The themes of this study are the exchange rate regimes chosen by policy-makers in the 20th century, the means used to maintain these regimes, and the impact of these decisions on individual national economies and the world economy in general. The book draws heavily on new research showing the lessons and the legacy left for policy makers by the gold standard and the attempt at its resurrection in the 1920s. In examining issues such as the gold exchange standard, the gold bullion standard, the experience of floating exchange rates, the Bretton Woods arrangements, the EMS and the ERM, and the Currency Board approach, there is a conscious attempt to draw out the relevance of history for policy-makers now."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"The original versions of the chapters in this volume were presented in Session E5 ... at the Twelfth International Economic History Congress, held in Madrid in Aug. 1998"--Pref.