The cross of gold : money and the Canadian business cycle, 1867-1913 / Georg Rich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Georg, 1939-

Series:

Carleton library series ; 153.

Carleton library series ; #153

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--Canada--History.

Money.

Monetary policy--Canada--History.

Monetary policy.

Business cycles--Canada--History.

Business cycles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, Canada : Carleton University Press ; Don Mills, Ont., Canada : Distributed by Oxford University Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An intriguing view of the Canadian economy before WWI, this study fills a gap in the existing literature on the economic history of Canada. Using improved monetary statistics, the author explains how the business cycle worked under the gold standard, and takes an in-depth look at the roles the banks, the government and the public played in relation to Canada's balance of payments and the gold stock.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Money As A Destabilizing Force

Chapter 3: The Sources Of Variation In The Money Stock

Chapter 4: Bank Reserve Management And The Canadian Business Cycle: A Theoretical Analysis

Chapter 5: The Cycle-Transmission Process

Chapter 6: The Crisis Of 1907

Chapter 7: Monetary, Budgetary And Debt Management Policies Of The Dominion Government

Chapter 8: Epilogue

Appendix A: Revised Estimates Of The Pre-1914 Canadian Balance Of Payments

Appendix B: The Foreign Branches Of The Canadian Chartered Banks: Statistical Problems

Appendix C: Division Of Reference Cycle Into Stages

Appendix D: Solution Of The Dynamic Model Of Chapter 4 D

=Appendix E: Quarterly Data On Canadian Bond Yields

Appendix F: Foreign Borrowing By The Dominion Government: Further Estimation Problems.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-307).

ISBN:

1-283-52955-6

9786613842008

0-7735-8411-0

OCLC:

767670419