The Monetary Conservative. Jacques Rueff and Twentieth-century Free Market Thought.
Christopher S. Chivvis
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Hardback. One of the 20th century's most prescient critics of the role of the US dollar in the global economy, Jacques Rueff (1896-1978) was also one of Europe's foremost free market thinkers, a proponent of the gold standard, and a major expert on the perils of inflation. This work on Rueff explains his economic philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 526.
One of the twentieth century's most prescient critics of the role of the U.S. dollar in the global economy, Jacques Rueff (1896–1978) was also one of Europe's foremost free-market thinkers, a proponent of the gold standard, and a major expert on the perils of inflation. In Rueff's day, moderate conservatism was linked with liberal political economy, and Rueff considered himself a "liberal" in the sense that he believed in the free market. This first major English-language work on Rueff explains his economic philosophy and its significance for the present, placing it in the context of the Great Depression and Europe's ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875804170
SKU
V9780875804170
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About Christopher S. Chivvis
Christopher S. Chivvis is a political scientist with the RAND Corporation and teaches International History at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
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A deeply thoughtful, nuanced, and erudite analysis of one of the 20th century's most profound and principled monetary thinkers. With the renewed global angst over the sustainability of the dollar-based international monetary system, Chivvis's masterful study of Jacques Rueff could not be more timely.
Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations, and co-author ... Read more
Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations, and co-author ... Read more