Gold Standard In Theory & History - 9780415150606

Taylor & Francis

Since the first edition, published in 1985, much new research has been completed. This updated version includes five new essays, including a new introduction by Eichengreen and a discussion of the gold standard and the EU monetary debate. > \nSince the successful first edition of The Gold Standard in Theory and History was published in 1985, much new research has been completed. This updated version contains five new essays including:\n* post 1990 literature on exchange rate target zones\n* a discussion of the light shed by the gold standard on the European Monetary Union debate\n* a new introduction by Eichengreen with Marc Flandreau\nThis will be an invaluable resource for students of macroeconomics, international economics and economic history at all levels. > Preface and Acknowledgements, 1 Editors\u2019 introduction, Part I The gold standard in theory, Part II The gold standard in history, Part III The interwar gold exchange standard, Part IV Bretton Woods and after, Furthc