Currency Convertibility: The Gold Standard and Beyond

by Jaime Reis and Barry Eichengreen

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415513545
• ISBN13: 9780415513548
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"