This book explores the characteristics of inflations, comparing historical cases from Roman times up to the modern day. High and moderate inflations caused by the inflationary bias of political systems and economic relationships – and the importance of different monetary regimes in containing...

This book deals with the financial side of international economics and covers all aspects of international finance. There are many books and articles by exponents of alternative points of view. I know of no other book that provides the scope, balance, objectivity and rigor of this book. the late...

10 The foreign exchange market -- 11 Balance of payments and national accounts -- 12 The role of the exchange rate in the adjustment process in a partial equilibrium framework -- 13 The role of income changes in the adjustment process -- 14 The absorption approach and interactions between...

1 Introduction -- 2 The classical (Ricardo-Torrens) theory of comparative costs -- 3 The neoclassical theory of international trade -- 4 The Heckscher-Ohlin model -- 5 Tariffs, protection, economic integration -- 6 International trade and economic growth -- 7 Some refinements of the orthodox...