The anatomy of an international monetary regime : the classical gold standard, 1880-1914
Widely considered the crowning achievement in the history of international monetary relations, the classical gold standard (1880-1914) has long been treated like a holy relic. Its veneration, however, has done more to obscure than to reveal the actual nature of the era's monetary system. In The Anatomy of an International Monetary Regime, Giulio M. Gallarotti addresses the nature of the classical gold standard in its international context, offering the first comprehensive and systematic treatment of the subject
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xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780195089905, 0195089901
30511110
1. Introduction
2. The Classical Gold Standard as an International Monetary Regime. General Overview of the Gold Standard. The Component Parts: The Institutional Character of the Gold Standard. Institutional Synthesis of the Gold Standard
3. Cooperation under the Gold Standard. Cooperation among National Governments under the Gold Standard. Central Bank Cooperation under the Gold Standard
4. British Hegemony under the Gold Standard. The Goals of the British State. The Principal-Agent Link: The Bank of England as an Agent of British Hegemony. Great Britain and the International Monetary Conferences of 1867, '78, '81, '92
5. Hegemony and the Bank of England. Indirect Hegemony: The Bank of England and Central Banking in Great Britain. Direct Hegemony: The Bank of England as an International Central Bank
6. The Origin of the Gold Standard. The Structural Foundations of the Gold Standard