1st Edition

The Flight of International Capital A Contemporary History

By Brendan Brown Copyright 1987
478 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1987, The Flight of International Capital provides a fascinating comprehensive analysis of the history of international money movements. Taking 1931 as the turning point between old-style and modern methods of conducting monetary affairs, the book relates currency shifts and investment trends to political events. He deals with five eras in the history of international... Read more

Introduction

1. Years of Hegemony for the Paris-New York Rate

2. Capital Flight in the Approach to War

3. Solitary Freedom for the Swiss Franc

4. Towards the Floating Mark-Dollar Axis

5. Early Experience of Floating

6. The Rise and Fall of Refuge Currencies

Postscript

Chronology

Bibliography

Biography

Brown, Brendan