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Originally published in 1943, this book presents a rigorous study of central banking from both theoretical and historical perspectives during the period 1797 to 1913. This parallel treatment of monetary events and monetary theories reveals not only the connection between the facts and the theories, but also the occasional gaps between them. Numerous tables and an appendix section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of banking and economic history.

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Author:   E. Victor Morgan
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781107690868

ISBN 10:   1107690862
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   17 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Editorial preface; Author's preface; 1. Banks and banking in the early nineteenth century; 2. The bank restriction period, 1797–1821; 3. Monetary theory of the bank restriction period; 4. The first years of resumption, the crisis of 1825, and the Bank Charter Act, 1833; 5. The Horsley Palmer experiment, and the Bank Charter Act, 1844; 6. The currency and banking controversy; 7. The trial of the Bank Charter Act, 1844–58; 8. The great boom, 1858–73; 9. The great depression, 1873–96; 10. The last years of the Gold Standard, 1897–1913; 11. Monetary theory of the second half of the nineteenth century; Appendix. Changes in bank rate, 1876–1913, with the amount of the reserve of the Banking Department and the 'proportion' on the preceding Wednesday; Index.

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