Currency Convertibility: The Gold Standard and Beyond

· ·
· Routledge
Ebook
288
Pages
Eligible
Ratings and reviews aren’t verified  Learn More

About this ebook

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 relations in Europe and for the rest of the world.

About the author

Jorge Braga de Macedo is Associate Professor of Economics at the New University of Lisbon
Barry Eichengreen is John L. Simpson Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science, University of California at Berkeley
Jaime Reis is in the Department of History at the European University Institute in Florence

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.