The Flight of International Capital: A Contemporary History Contributor(s): Brown, Brendan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138564672 ISBN-13: 9781138564671 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Business & Economics | Finance - General |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Financial Markets |
Physical Information: 478 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Originally published in 1987, The Flight of International Capital provides a fascinating comprehensive analysis of the history of international money movements. Taking 1931 as the turning point between old-style and modern methods of conducting monetary affairs, the book relates currency shifts and investment trends to political events. He deals with five eras in the history of international capital; the unsettled post-crash period 1931-1936; the flight of capital to the US before World War II; the dollar and Swiss Franc's time as the only 'hard monies' till the late fifties; the emergence of the mark-dollar axis before 1971; and finally, the behaviour of floating currencies. |