The History of Foreign Exchange

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introductory....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Origins of Foreign Exchange....Pages 11-17
Early Foreign Exchange Markets....Pages 18-28
Exchange Rates in Ancient Greece and Rome....Pages 29-38
Ancient Foreign Exchange Theory....Pages 39-47
Ancient Foreign Exchange Policy....Pages 48-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Medieval Foreign Exchange Markets....Pages 61-75
Medieval Exchange Rates and Trends....Pages 76-88
Medieval Foreign Exchange Theory....Pages 89-100
Medieval Foreign Exchange Policy....Pages 101-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Foreign Exchange Practices from the 16th Century....Pages 113-124
Exchange Rates and Trends....Pages 125-137
Emergence of a Foreign Exchange Theory....Pages 138-153
Progress of Foreign Exchange Policy....Pages 154-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Practices in the 19th Century....Pages 171-185
Foreign Exchange Tendencies....Pages 186-200
Good Progress of Theory....Pages 201-217
Front Matter....Pages 218-231
Modern Developments....Pages 233-233
Exchange Rates after 1914....Pages 235-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-262
Modern Foreign Exchange Theory....Pages 233-233
Modern Foreign Exchange Policy....Pages 263-279
Front Matter....Pages 280-298
Recent Developments....Pages 299-299
Crises in the ’Sixties....Pages 301-309
Contemporary Foreign Exchange Theory....Pages 310-319
Contemporary Foreign Exchange Policy....Pages 320-329
Conclusion....Pages 330-341
Back Matter....Pages 342-348
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