The Gold Standard Illusion - France, the Bank of France and the International Gold Standard, 1914-1939 - Hardback - 2002

Attributes the onset of the Great Depression to the workings of the international gold standard. The study provides a history of French gold policy and the Bank of France, re-examines interwar bank co-operation, and looks at how gold standard rhetoric fostered misperceptions of financial problems.
Year of publication: 2002
Pagination: 312 pages, numerous tables and figures
Format: Hardback