British Opinion on the Gold Standard

W. T. Layton

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1925, vol. 39, issue 2, 184-195

Abstract: The proposal for a controlled currency. — The arguments advanced for it, 185. — Great Britain convinced that practical considerations make it undesirable, 186. — Distrust of the authorities to whom control must be entrusted, 187.—Objections to the gold standard itself not conclusive, 189. — The supply of gold probably adequate, 190. — The power of the Federal Reserve Board not so great as supposed, or likely to be used in drastic ways, 192. — Conclusion, 194.

Date: 1925
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