Managing the Franc Poincare - Economic Understanding Political Constraint in French Monetary

Klappentext An explanation of France's deflationary policy during the Depression. Zusammenfassung Managing the Franc Poincaré is a study of French monetary policy during the Depression. It seeks to explain bankers', politicians' and civil servants' stubborn pursuit of a deflationary way out of the crisis, despite evidence of its failures abroad. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations used in notes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The depression in France; 2. French gold accumulation 1928-32; 3. The world economic conference and the gold bloc; 4. The Bank of France: market control and interest rate policy; 5. The treasury and government finance; 6. The devaluation debate; 7. Devaluation of the Franc; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Kenneth Mour, Mour¿Kenneth, Kenneth Moure, Kenneth Mouré, Kenneth Mouri
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2002
• EAN: 9780521522847
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52284-7
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History; Studies in Macroeconomic Histo; Studies in Macroeconomic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic history, Monetary Economics, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)