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Sterling in Decline: The Devaluations of 1931, 1949 and 1967; Second Edition
Alec Cairncross
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Description for Sterling in Decline: The Devaluations of 1931, 1949 and 1967; Second Edition
Hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
Sterling in Decline takes the devaluations of 1931, 1949 and 1967 as a metaphor for Britain's changing position in the world economy. It traces the decline of the pound sterling from the world's pre-eminent currency, together with the dollar's rise to prominence. It also challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the implications of events in foreign exchange markets, and of British foreign economic policy generally, for the macroeconomic performance of the British economy. This second edition features a new introduction that frames the analysis in light of subsequent contributions and brings the story up to date. It draws out the implications ... Read more
Sterling in Decline takes the devaluations of 1931, 1949 and 1967 as a metaphor for Britain's changing position in the world economy. It traces the decline of the pound sterling from the world's pre-eminent currency, together with the dollar's rise to prominence. It also challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the implications of events in foreign exchange markets, and of British foreign economic policy generally, for the macroeconomic performance of the British economy. This second edition features a new introduction that frames the analysis in light of subsequent contributions and brings the story up to date. It draws out the implications ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403913050
SKU
V9781403913050
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Ref
99-15
About Alec Cairncross
SIR ALEC CAIRNCROSS was Master of St. Peter's College, Oxford and held a variety of high positions in postwar Labour Governments. BARRY EICHENGREEN is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Research Fellow of the Centre for ... Read more
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