Comparative political economy : a retrospective / Charles P. Kindleberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kindleberger, Charles P., 1910-2003.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance--Case studies.

Finance.

Foreign exchange--Case studies.

Foreign exchange.

International trade--Case studies.

International trade.

Economic policy--Case studies.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 500 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Charles P. Kindleberger's distinguished career has spanned nearly six decades. The essays collected here reflect the author's shift in interests from foreign exchange to international trade, economic growth, and economic history, especially financial history. They also contain dollops of sociology and political science. Kindleberger views himself as a historical economist who tests economic propositions against the historical record in more than one setting. The collection contains many of the jewels of Kindleberger's work. Most of the papers are strong on comparison (within Western Europe and between Europe and the United States), on economic or financial history, and on social science beyond the confines of economics."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Foreign Exchange. 2. Competitive Currency Depreciation between Denmark and New Zealand. 3. The Case for Fixed Exchange Rates, 1969

International Trade. 4. Group Behavior and International Trade. 5. The Rise of Free Trade in Western Europe, 1820-1875

Economic Growth. 6. Germany's Overtaking of England, 1806-1914. 7. The Aging Economy. 8. Standards as Public, Collective, and Private Goods

Finance. 9. The Dollar and World Liquidity: A Minority View / Charles P. Kindleberger, Emile Despres and Walter S. Salant. 10. Measuring Equilibrium in the Balance of Payments. 11. The Formation of Financial Centers. 12. Anatomy of a Typical Crisis. 13. Gresham's Law.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-484) and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262277143

026227714X

9780585227542

0585227543

OCLC:

44960536