England's cross of gold: Keynes, Churchill, and the governance of economic beliefs

"James Ashley Morrison's heavily archival work offers a new account of the ideas and leading actors that drove Churchill's disastrous decision to restore Britain to the gold standard following World War I. It directly challenges the conventional view that Churchill restored the gold s...

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1. Verfasser: Morrison, James Ashley, 1980- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Cornell studies in money.
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Zusammenfassung:"James Ashley Morrison's heavily archival work offers a new account of the ideas and leading actors that drove Churchill's disastrous decision to restore Britain to the gold standard following World War I. It directly challenges the conventional view that Churchill restored the gold standard because it was in the political interest of his Conservative party, because it served the economic interests of Britain's elites, and because UK institutions shielded policy-makers from the hardships it would impose upon ordinary Britons. By offering a new understanding of the clashes that led the world into the violence and chaos of the 1930s, the book also offers insights into the challenges that the 'embedded liberal' international order faces today"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 388 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781501758430
1501758438
1501758446
9781501758447

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