Who Adjusts? Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy during the Interwar Years / Beth A. Simmons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmons, Beth A., 1958-

Series:

Princeton studies in international history and politics.

Princeton Studies in International History and Politics ; 175

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gold standard--History--20th century.

Gold standard.

International economic relations--History--20th century.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) : illustrations.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. Project MUSE 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 1994

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this work Beth Simmons presents a fresh view of why governments decided to abide by or defect from the gold standard during the 1920s and 1930s. Previous studies of the spread of the Great Depression have emphasized "tit-for-tat" currency and tariff manipulation and a subsequent cycle of destructive competition. Simmons, on the other hand, analyzes the influence of domestic politics on national responses to the international economy. In so doing, she powerfully confirms that different political regimes choose different economic adjustment strategies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES

TABLES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2. THE INTERWAR GOLD STANDARD

Chapter 3. THE DETERMINANTS OF EXTERNAL IMBALANCE

Chapter 4. DEVALUATION

Chapter 5. FRANCE, 1924-1927

Chapter 6. TARIFF PROTECTION

Chapter 7. DEFICITS DURING DEPRESSION: BRITAIN, BELGIUM, AND FRANCE IN THE THIRTIES

Chapter 8. CONCLUSIONS

Appendix I. GENERAL DATA APPENDIX

Appendix II. CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE DATA

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-318) and index.

ISBN:

9780691210124

0691210128

OCLC:

1143663104