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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Straining at the Anchor: The Argentine Currency Board and the Search for Macroeconomic Stability, 1880-1935

Gerardo della Paolera and Alan M. Taylor

Published in January 2001 by University of Chicago Press
© 2001 by the National Bureau of Economic Research

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298 pages
ISBN: 0-226-64556-8

Table of Contents

1. Front matter, Straining at the Anchor. The Argentine Currency Board and the Search for Macroeconomic Stability, 1880-1935: Gerardo Della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. -20 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Part One The Historical and Methodological Context: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 1 - 2) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Introduction to "Straining at the Anchor: The Argentine Currency Board and the Search for Macroeconomic Stability, 1880-1935": Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 3 - 36) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Anchors Aweigh: The Drift toward Crisis in the 1880s: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 37 - 64) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Part Two The Baring Crisis and Its Origins: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 65 - 66) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. A Monetary and Financial Wreck: The Baring Crisis, 1890-91: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 67 - 79) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Collision Course: Macroeconomic Policies and the Crash: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 80 - 96) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Part Three The Making of the Belle Epoque: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 97 - 98) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Relaunching the Gold Standard: From Monetary “Anemia’’ to “Plethora’’ and the Political Economy of Resumption, 1891-99 : Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 99 - 117) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Calm Before a Storm: The Gold Standard During the Belle Epoque, 1899-1914: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 118 - 136) (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Part Four The Travails of the Interwar Years: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 137 - 138) (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Distress Signals: Financial Fragility in the Interwar Period: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 139 - 164) (bibliographic info) (download)

13. Bailing Out: Internal versus External Convertibility: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 165 - 187) (bibliographic info) (download)

14. Steering through the Great Depression: Institutions, Expectations, and the Change of Macroeconomic Regime: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 188 - 218) (bibliographic info) (download)

15. Part Five Postscript: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 219 - 220) (bibliographic info) (download)

16. Post script: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 221 - 235) (bibliographic info) (download)

17. Appendix 1 Historical Statistics: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 236 - 239) (bibliographic info) (download)

18. Appendix 2 The Law of National Guaranteed Banks: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 240 - 243) (bibliographic info) (download)

19. Appendix 3 Money Supply Periodization, 1884-1913: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 244 - 246) (bibliographic info) (download)

20. Appendix 4 Money and Exchange Rates, 1884-1913: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 247 - 252) (bibliographic info) (download)

21. Appendix 5 Instituto Movilizador de Inversiones Bancarias: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 253 - 254) (bibliographic info) (download)

22. Appendix 6 Humor, Politics, and the Economy: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 255 - 256) (bibliographic info) (download)

23. References: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 257 - 266) (bibliographic info) (download)

24. Name Index: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 267 - 270) (bibliographic info) (download)

25. Subject Index: Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor (p. 271 - 275) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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