World Finance 1935-1937

Einzig, Paul

Published by The Macmillian Company, 1937

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Hardcover, Blue cloth with gilt title (faded) to spine, text block hs deckle edges, Presumed First Edition, 1937. Book Condition: Fair, spine faded significant rubbing to covers, boards soiled, corners bumped, spine extremes starting to fray, moderate wear to edges, slight age toning to pages otherwise pages are clean, significant toning to front and back end papers. No Dust Jacket. Contents: PART I: Introductory, I: Finance and Politics, II: Scope of the Book, III: World Finance 1914-1935, PART II: Failure of Deflation, IV: The Belgian Devaluation and After, V: Attack on the Guilder, VI: Attack on the Swiss Franc, VII: The First French Crisis, VIII: Enter M. Laval, IX: Deflation with Machine Guns, X: Dr. Colijn's Remedy, XI: The Swiss Banking Crisis, XII: Devaluation in Danzig, XIII: The Second Franc Crisis, XIV: Exit M. Laval, PART III: Progress of Reflation, XV: Deflation Reversed, XVI: President Roosevelt's Reflation, XVII: Mr. Chamberlain's Conversion, XVIII: Dr. Schacht Reflates Under Protest, XIX: Signor Mussolini Drops Deflationary Policy, PART IV: SANCTIONIST INTERLUDE, XX: From Pesaro to Addis Ababa, XXI: The Tragi-Comedy of Sanctions, XXII: The Economic Consequences of Sanctions, PART V: THE BATTLE OF THE FRANC, XXIII: Bolstering Up The Franc, XXIV: Financial Background of the Rhineland Occupation, XXV: Verdict of the French Electorate, XXVI: After the French Election, XXVII: Orthodox Devaluationist, XXVIII: Squaring the Circle, XXIX: Prolonging the Agony, XXX: The Devaluation of the Franc, PART VI: THE TRIPARITE AGREEMENT, XXXI: The Controversy Around Stabilisation, XXXII: The French Attitude Towards Stabilisation, XXXIII: The American Attitude Toward Stabilisation, XXXIV: The British Attitude Towards Stabilisation, XXXV: The Tripartite Agreement, PART VII: AFTER THE DEVALUATION OF THE FRANC, XXXVI: The Franc After Devaluation, XXXVII: The Twilight of the Gold Bloc, XXXVIII: The Devaluation of the Lira, XXXIX: More Devaluations, XL: German Devaluation Deferred, XLII: The New Gold Standard, XLIII: M. Auriol's Concession to Capitalists, XLIV: Sterling and the Dollar Under The Tripartite Agreement, PART VIII: REARMAMENT FINANCE, XLV: "Wehrwirtschaft," XLVI: British Rearmament Finance, XLVII: France's Self-Imposed Handicap, XLVIII: Rearmament and Reflation, PART IX: FUTURE PROSPECTS, XLIX: Stabilisation Dreams, L: The Overvalued Pound, LI: The British Policy, LII: The American Policy, LIII: Conclusion, Index. -- Very thorough account on the inner workings of international finance from 1935 to 1937. Scarce Title, 342 Pages, Indexed. -- About the author: Paul Einzig (1897 - 1973) was an economic and political writer and journalist. He wrote 57 books, alongside many articles for newspapers and journals, and regular columns for the newspapers "Financial News" and "Commerical and Financial Chronicle. He was born in Brasov, Transylvania, and educated in Hungary, England and France. He took a degree in Doctor of Political and Economic Sciences at the University of Paris from 1921 to 1923. He moved to England in 1919, becoming a citizen in 1929. This book is a great reference for what events happened during the 30's era world financial crisis and what we might expect in futures global financial melt downs. The main characters may be different in the next go round, but the challenges with deflation, inflation and devaluation will still likely be the antagonists. Seller Inventory # 000317

Bibliographic Details

Title: World Finance 1935-1937

Publisher: The Macmillian Company

Publication Date: 1937

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket