1st Edition
From the Athenian Tetradrachm to the Euro Studies in European Monetary Integration
By Gérassimos Notaras
Copyright 2007
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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With the introduction of the euro much recent attention has been focused on the role of currencies and their national and international significance. Whilst much has been made of the euro's achievements in harmonising Europe's financial dealings, it is often forgotten that it is by no means the first pan-national currency to enter circulation. Indeed, as the various contributions to this volume... Read more
Contents: Preface; From the Athenian tetradrachm to the euro, Theodoros B. Karatzas (Governor, National Bank of Greece); Common currency from antiquity: plus Ça change, plus c'est la même chose, Ioannis Touratsoglou; Monetary integration in the Roman Empire, Juan Carlos Martinez Oliva; 'One money for an empire': achievements and limitations of Byzantium's currency from Constantine the Great to the fall of Constantinople, C le Morrisson; On the history of German monetary union, Richard H. Tilly; The Latin monetary union revisited once again, Marcello de Cecco; The Scandinavian monetary union 1873-1924, Lars Jonung; The gold standard: a view from the periphery, Pablo Martín-Aceña; The Bretton Woods agreements: a monetary theory perspective, Filippo Cesarano; The European monetary system, Michael Artis; European monetary union. A project of promise and risk, Paul De Grauwe; From the Athenian tetradrachm to the euro: some concluding remarks, Vítor Gaspar; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Professor Philip Cottrell is from the Department of Economic and Social History at the University of Leicester, UK. Gabriel Tortella is from Universidad de Alcala, Spain. Professor Gérassimos Notaras is from the National Bank of Greece, Historical Archives, Greece.
