Battles for the Standard: Bimetallism and the Spread of the Gold Standard in the Nineteenth Century

by Ted Wilson

Book Overview

This text reviews the monetary developments in the core economics of the 19th century: Britain; the United States; France; Germany; and India. Attention is given to the expansion of the gold standard in the context of intense national and international debates about the role of precious metals. The book also examines the conflict between supporters of gold, silver and bimetallism, both in terms of competing financial and economic theories and in terms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859284361
• ISBN13: 9781859284360
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages