The Gold Standard in Theory and Practice [Fifth, reprinted]

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R. G. HAWTREY Fifth Edition

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Some Press Opinions ‘The reprinting in a revised and up-todate form of this pre-war classic will be welcomed with relief by students, teachers and all those interested but frustrated individuals who once felt that they knew something about how the financial system worked, but have since 1939 despairingly ceased to do so... his account of the Bretton Woods institutions,

set in perspective

against such

previous stabilising efforts as the Genoa Con-

ference of 1922, is a valuable aid to underEconomist.

standing the present.’’—The

‘« This is the fifth edition of a«standard work, and we can readily endorse public opinion

as

to

its

value.

This

post-war

edition commands particular attention in the light of Mr Hawtrey’s well-known antagonism to certain of the Bretton Woods arrangements

...

We

strongly

this thoughtful and helpful readers.’’—The Accountant.

recommend

book

to

our

‘The book is invaluable to any one who wishes to understand the many problems connected with a monetary standard.”’ —The

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For Better or Worse

THE GOLD STANDARD IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

BY

R. G. HAWTREY

FIFTH

EDITION

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