[eng] Abstract The purpose of this contibution is to analyse the economic consequences of Poincaré's stabilization especially on foreign trade. We attempt to show that the French Franc revaluation did no affect the evolution of exports. This revaluation was not the cause of the severe recession...

This study explores the role of accounting manipulation in a period of economic and political crisis. Recently discovered archival material at the French Ministry of Finance casts new light on the false balance sheets issued by the Bank of France during the 1920s and permits a comprehensive...