the gold standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 /
Barry Eichengreen
xix, 448 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
24 cm
NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-425) and index
Introduction -- The classical gold standard in interwar perspective -- The wartime transition -- Postwar instability -- The legacy of hyperinflation -- Reconstructing the facade -- The interwar gold standard in operation -- Cracks in the facade -- Crisis and opportunity -- Tentative adjustments -- The dollar and the World Economic Conference -- Toward the tripartite agreement -- Conclusion