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Originally published in 1925, this volume was written at a time when the cost of living was rising in France and the currency of the Franc was declining. Uneasiness over possible national bankruptcy or financial disintegration was increasing. The book reveals the true financial situation in France and outlines a plan for the restoration of sound financial and economic conditions. As well as discussing the economy of post-World War I France the book also touches on the social and political problems of the time.
List of contents
1.Introduction 2. International Income 3. Growth of the Public Debt: 1814-1918 4. Post-War Budget Deficits 5. Post-War Growth of the Public Debt 6. The Exchange and Currency Situation 7. Production and Trade 8. The Economic Dilemma 9. There Is A Way Out 10. The French Point of View 11. The Foreign Debt Problem 12. What of the Future? Appendix A: International Trade and Financial Accounts Appendix B: The French Budget System Appendix C: The Wealth and Income of France Appendix D: Government Borrowing and the Public Debt Appendix E: Financial Data Appendix F: How France Met the Indemnity of 1871 Appendix G: A Tentative Appraisal of the Caillaux Policies.
About the author
Harold G. Moulton (1883-1965) was an American economist and Fellow of the Brookings Institution.
Cleona Lewis died in 1958.
Summary
Originally published in 1925, this volume was written at a time when the cost of living was rising in France and the currency of the Franc was declining. Uneasiness over possible national bankruptcy or financial disintegration was increasing.
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Original review of The French Debt Problem:
'It is really a comprehensive survey of the economic position and economic life of France in all its more important aspects and contains compilations of valuable material hitherto inaccessible to most American students.' James W. Angell, Journal of Political Economy Vol. 34, No. 2 (1926)
