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Synopsis
Since 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:
* post 1990 literature on exchange rate target zones
* a discussion of the light shed by the gold standard on the European Monetary Union debate
* a new introduction by Eichengreen with Marc Flandreau This will be an invaluable resource for students of macroeconomics, international economics and economic history at all levels.
Booknews
A collection of essays on the gold standard, with sections on theory, the gold standard in history, the interwar gold exchange standard, and Bretton Woods and after. Specific topics include the prewar gold standard, the standard since Alec Ford, and conditions of equilibrium and the price of gold. Useful for students on macroeconomics, international economics, and economic history. This second edition contains six new essays, including one by John Maynard Keynes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.