The gold standard peripheries: monetary policy, adjustment and flexibility in a global setting

The remarkably successful gold standard before 1914 was the first international monetary regime. This book addresses the experience of the gold standard peripheries; i.e. regime takers with limited influence on the regime. How did small countries adjust to an international monetary regime with seemingly littleroom for policy autonomy? ANDERS ÖGREN is Associate Professor at UCBH - Department of Economic History, Uppsala University and EHFF - Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. He isalso Associated Researcher at EconomiX b Université Paris Ouest and Lecturerat Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). His most recent publications are 'Convergence and Divergence of National Financial Systems: Evidence from the Gold Standards, 1871 b 1971' (Eds. with Patrice Baubeau) and 'The Swedish Financial Revolution' (Ed.). He has also published in international refereed journals such as 'Business History', 'Explorations in Economic History'and 'Financial History Review'. LARS FREDRIK OKSENDAL is Assistant Professor at Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway and is currently involved in Norges Bank's bicentenary project 1816-2016. He has published extensively on Norwegian monetary and financial history in journals such as 'Financial History Review', 'International History Review', 'Contemporary European History' and the 'Review of International Political Economy'. INDICE: List of Contributors - Introduction b What is New from the Peripheries?;' A.Ögren' &'L.F.Öksendal - 'PART I: SCANDINAVIA - Central Banking and Monetary Policy in Sweden During the Long Nineteenth Century;' A.Ögren' - Freedom for Manouevre. The Gold Standard Experience of Norway, 1874-1914; 'L.F.Öksendal - 'Price Stability in the Periphery During the International Gold Standard: The Scandinavian Case; 'O.Honningdal Grytten' & ''A.'Hunnes' - Monetary Policy in the Nordic Countries during the Classical Gold Standard Period b The Wicksellian View Conception; C.'García-Iglesias' & 'J.Kilponen' - PART II: THEEUROPEAN CONTINENT - The Origins of Foreign Exchange Policy: The National Bank of Belgium; 'S.Ugolini' - Belgian Monetary Policy under the Gold Standard during the Interwar Period; 'H.Van der Wee - 'Central Banking under the Gold Standard: The Bank of Spain, 1870-1930; 'P.Martín-Aceña, E.Martínez' & 'P.Nogués-Marco - 'Monetary Policy in Southeast Europe on the Road to the Gold Standard;'K.Dimitrova' & 'L.Fantacci' - PART III: ASIA AND SOUTH-AMERICA - Domestic Public Debt, Gold Standard and Civil Wars: Institutional Interconnections in 19th Century Colombia;' A.M.Rojas Rivera' - The Japanese Economy during the Interwar Period: Instability in the Financial System and the Impact of the World Depression; 'M.Shizume' - PART IV: LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE - The Euro and the Gold: What are the Lessons?' A.Ögren '& 'L.F.Öksendal'

• ISBN: 978-0-230-34317-7
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
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• Idioma: Inglés