Gold Standard In Theory & History

<p>Since the successful first edition of <em>The Gold Standard in Theory and History</em> was published in 1985, much new research has been completed. This updated version contains five new essays including:<br>* post 1990 literature on exchange rate target zones<br>* a discussion of the light shed by the gold standard on the European Monetary Union debate<br>* a new introduction by Eichengreen with Marc Flandreau<br>This will be an invaluable resource for students of macroeconomics, international economics and economic history at all levels.</p> Preface and Acknowledgements, 1 Editors’ 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, Further reading, Index