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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Marc Flandreau |
| ISBN: | 0199257868 9780199257867 |
| OCLC Number: | 54826941 |
| Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
| Notes: | Translation of: L'or du monde : la France et la stabilité du système monétaire international, 1848-1873. |
| Description: | xix, 319 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: King Bullion: The International Monetary Regime, 1848-73; PART I: THE LOGIC OF ARBITRAGE; 1. Bimetalism in Theory; 2. Gold-Silver Points: Domestic Arbitrages and the Bimetallic System; 3. Bimetallic Exchange Rates: An Exploration; 4. Coin Memories: New Estimates of France's Specie Stock (1840 to 1878); PART II: POLICY AND PROFIT: THE MICROECONOMICS OF BIMETALLISM; 5. The Rules of the Bimetallic Game; 6. Scale and Scope: Coinage, Arbitrage and Bimetallism; PART II: MACROECONOMICS: BIMETALLISM'S SUCCESS AND FAILURE; 7. How did International Bimetallism Work? A Monetary Theory; Conclusion: The Glitter and the Shine; Appendixes |
| Other Titles: | Or du monde. |
| Responsibility: | Marc Flandreau ; translated by Owen Leeming ; revised and enlarged by the author. |
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"Anyone interested in the working of bimetallism is advised to consult this study. A problem might be that it is only available in French; but maybe that could be changed?"
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- Bimetallism -- History -- 19th century.
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- Bimétallisme -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
- Bimétallisme -- France -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
- Finances internationales -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
- Liquidités internationales -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
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- Bimetallismus.
- Goldwährung.
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- Système monétaire international -- 19e siècle.
- Bimétallisme.
