Britain's abandonment of the Gold Standard in 1931 raised new economic policy problems both for Britain and for the countries of the Empire, who had to decide whether to follow sterling off gold and, if so, whether to peg their currencies to sterling. By exploiting archival material, the author casts fresh light on the debates and financial diplomacy of the period, and provides a fuller understanding of several key issues: the formation of the sterling area, the World Economic Conference of 1933, and American concerns about the price and course of sterling.
- ISBN13 9780521231657
- Publish Date 27 February 1981
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 12 March 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English