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England's Cross of Gold : Keynes, Churchill, and the Governance of Economic Beliefs
Title
England's Cross of Gold : Keynes, Churchill, and the Governance of Economic Beliefs / James Ashley Morrison
ISBN
9781501758447
9781501758423
9781501758430
Publication
Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2021
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (402 pages).
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Summary
"James Ashley Morrison's heavily archival work offers a new account of the ideas and leading actors that drove Churchill's disastrous decision to restore Britain to the gold standard following World War I. It directly challenges the conventional view that Churchill restored the gold standard because it was in the political interest of his Conservative party, because it served the economic interests of Britain's elites, and because UK institutions shielded policy-makers from the hardships it would impose upon ordinary Britons. By offering a new understanding of the clashes that led the world into the violence and chaos of the 1930s, the book also offers insights into the challenges that the 'embedded liberal' international order faces today"-- Provided by publisher
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Project MUSE complete collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2023
Series
Cornell studies in money
Contents
Genesis and Exodus : The Tragedy of England's Return to Gold
The Road to Calvary : From Orthodoxy to Theocracy
The Cunliffe "Consensus"
Atop Sinai : More Heat Than Light
The Golden Calf : The Public Idolize Gold
Commandments : Defining the Law
Myths : Theirs and Ours
Liberalization : Implementing the Orthodoxy
Who Would Control Capital?
Keynes's Revolution
Understanding "The Norman Conquest of $4.86"
Central Bankers as Saviors?
Indulgence
Deposition and Coronation
The Sanhedrin : Churchill's Trials
Judgment
Conclusion : Faith in History
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Genre/Form
History
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