The deterioration in the U.S. balance of payments after 1957 and an accelerating loss of gold reserves prompted U.S. monetary authorities to undertake foreign-exchange-market interventions beginning in 1961. We discuss the events leading up to these interventions, the institutional arrangements...

"Paul Nathan, an expert on the gold standard, has written the definitive modern guide to returning to a gold standard that will work for global markets that are far different than those that existed in the 1970s when the U.S. moved off the gold standard. Written for beginning and professional...

erw. und aktual. Aufl... Eine von einem Fachjournalisten kenntnisreich verfasste Geschichte der Währungspolitik, die im 2. Teil tieferen Einblick gibt in die zukünftige Entwicklung von Dollar, Euro, Yuan und Gold. Rezension (ekz): Währungspolitik ist ein schwierig zu vermittelndes Thema....

PrefaceAcknowledgments -- Introduction the political economy of currency choice -- A theory of currency policy preferences -- The United States : from greenbacks to gold, 1862-79 -- The United States : silver threats among the gold, 1880-96 -- European monetary integration : from bretton woods...