Monetary Standards in the Periphery
Author | : Pablo Martín Aceña |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 0312226772 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780312226770 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 02 The classical gold standard has long been a source of fascination to historians, monetary economists and policy-makers. This literature has centered on the few countries of the "core" which adhered longest and most consistently to it and misses out on the forty-odd countries which also adopted it at some stage. This book focuses on a sample of six of the latter, from Europe and Latin America, and discusses the specific problems they encountered as members of this system. The classical gold standard has long been a source of fascination to historians, monetary economists and policy-makers. This literature has centered on the few countries of the "core" which adhered longest and most consistently to it and misses out on the forty-odd countries which also adopted it at some stage. This book focuses on a sample of six of the latter, from Europe and Latin America, and discusses the specific problems they encountered as members of this system.