The making of national money : territorial currencies in historical perspective / Eric Helleiner.
| Author/creator | Helleiner, Eric, 1963- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2003. |
| Description | xii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The initial transformation : from monetary heterogeneity to territorial currencies -- Two structural preconditions : nation-states and industrial technology -- Making markets : transaction costs and monetary reform -- Multiple macroeconomic and fiscal motivations -- National identities and territorial currencies -- Two nineteenth-century challenges : currency unions and free banking -- The coming of age of territorial currencies in the interwar years -- The monetary dimensions of imperialism : colonial currency reforms -- The final wave : post-1945 macroeconomic activism and southern reforms -- The current challenge to territorial currencies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-269) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002009209 |
| ISBN | 0801440491 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HG221 .H4855 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |