The U.S. constitution and monetary powers
Subtitle: an analysis of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and constitutional transformation of the nation's monetary system emerged
By: Farley Grubb.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11783; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11783.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: United States. Constitutional Convention; Monetary policy -- United States.; Money -- United States.
Other titles: US constitution and monetary powers
Description: "The monetary powers embedded in the U.S.  Constitution were revolutionary and led to a watershed transformation in the nation's monetary structure.  They included determining what monies could be legal tender, who could emit fiat paper money, and who could incorporate banks.  How the debate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention over these powers evolved and led the Founding Fathers to the specific powers adopted is presented and deconstructed.  Why they took this path rather than replicate the successful colonial system and why they codified such powers into supreme law rather than leaving them to legislative debate and enactment are addressed"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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