The Flight of International Capital
A Contemporary History
Business & Finance, Finance & Investing, Finance, Economics
| Author: | Brendan Brown | ISBN: | 9781351346467 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brendan Brown |
| ISBN: | 9781351346467 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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 capital; the unsettled post-crash period 1931-1936; the flight of capital to the US before World War II; the dollar and Swiss Franc’s time as the only ‘hard monies’ till the late fifties; the emergence of the mark-dollar axis before 1971; and finally, the behaviour of floating currencies.
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 capital; the unsettled post-crash period 1931-1936; the flight of capital to the US before World War II; the dollar and Swiss Franc’s time as the only ‘hard monies’ till the late fifties; the emergence of the mark-dollar axis before 1971; and finally, the behaviour of floating currencies.
