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The anatomy of an international monetary regime : the classical gold standard, 1880-1914
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ISBN: 0195089901 1280534907 0195358236 9780195358230 019770994X Year: 1995 Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press,

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This historical analysis of the gold standard from 1880-1914 focuses on the origins and workings of the gold standard as an international system. It describes how the system functioned smoothly until the onset of World War I, when the foundations began to weaken.

Currency convertibility
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ISBN: 0415140579 0415513545 1280139730 0203984293 1134825692 9780203984291 9780415140577 9786610139736 6610139733 9781134825691 9781134825646 1134825641 9781134825684 1134825684 9780415513548 9781280139734 0881321443 Year: 1996 Publisher: London New York Routledge

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The spread of currency convertibility is one of the most dramatic trends of the late twentieth century. It reflects the desire of policymakers to integrate their economies into the global trading system and to attract financial capital and direct investment from abroad.In this book a team of leading international economists and economic historians look at parallel situations in the history of the international monetary system, focusing in particular on the gold standard. The concluding chapter uses a case study of modern Portugal to draw out implications for modern international monetary

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