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The Netherlands and the Gold Standard, 1931-1936. Study in Policy Formation and Policy.
Griffiths, Richard T.. Ed(S): Griffiths, Richard T.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Griffiths, Richard T. Series: Nederlandsch Economisch Historisch Archief. Num Pages: 230 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
On 26 September 1936, deep in the night, the Dutch cabinet took the decision to cut the guilder's link with gold and to devalue its currency. It was the last of the increasingly isolated and beleaguered 'gold bloc' countries to do so, having outlasted Switzerland by less than a day; the last country in Europe in which holders of a currency could exchange it for gold at the rate which had prevailed before the First World War; the last country to leave the gold standard. The reason why the 'Gold Bloc', which in September 1936 comprised only France, Switzerland and ... Read more
On 26 September 1936, deep in the night, the Dutch cabinet took the decision to cut the guilder's link with gold and to devalue its currency. It was the last of the increasingly isolated and beleaguered 'gold bloc' countries to do so, having outlasted Switzerland by less than a day; the last country in Europe in which holders of a currency could exchange it for gold at the rate which had prevailed before the First World War; the last country to leave the gold standard. The reason why the 'Gold Bloc', which in September 1936 comprised only France, Switzerland and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Nederlandsch Economisch Historisch Archief
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789071617041
SKU
V9789071617041
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Ref
99-15
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