Fixed Ideas of Money: Small States and Exchange Rate Regimes in Twentieth-Century Europe

by Tobias Straumann

Book Overview

Most European countries are rather small, yet we know little about their monetary history. This book analyses for the first time the experience of seven small states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland) during the last hundred years, starting with the restoration of the gold standard after World War I and ending with Sweden's rejection of the Euro in 2003. The comparative analysis shows that for the most part...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521112710
• ISBN13: 9780521112710
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"