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The French Franc Between the Wars 1919–1939 / Martin Wolfe.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 569Publisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1951]Copyright date: ©1951Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231935043
  • 9780231894036
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I French Financial and Monetary Institutions to 1924 The Financial and Fiscal Setting -- The Franc during War and Reconstruction -- CHAPTER II The Four-Sou Franc The End of the Germinal Franc -- The French Economy in the Post-War Decade -- Monetary Policy in the Reconstruction Decade -- CHAPTER III " The Strongest Currency in the World " The Depression and the Treasury, 1929-1932 -- The " Golden Glow "—French Business Conditions, 1929-1932 -- The Aftermath of the Golden Glow -- Depression and Deflation The Fight to Save the Gold Franc, 1933-1936 -- Depression and Stagnation -- Why Deflation? -- CHAPTER V Popular Front Experiments From Left to Right : The Monetary Policies of the Popular Front -- Prosperity Unregained -- Some Observations on the Blum Experiments -- CHAPTER VI The Return to Confidence The Paper Franc, 1937-1939 -- Pre-War Business Conditions -- CHAPTER VII Summary and Conclusions -- APPENDIXES -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES -- INDEX
Summary: Focuses on the changes in purchase power and the exchange value of the French franc from 1919-1939. First through the evolution of the national monetary policy and second through statistical evidence on development in prices, production, trade and payment, income and employment, and the money market.

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I French Financial and Monetary Institutions to 1924 The Financial and Fiscal Setting -- The Franc during War and Reconstruction -- CHAPTER II The Four-Sou Franc The End of the Germinal Franc -- The French Economy in the Post-War Decade -- Monetary Policy in the Reconstruction Decade -- CHAPTER III " The Strongest Currency in the World " The Depression and the Treasury, 1929-1932 -- The " Golden Glow "—French Business Conditions, 1929-1932 -- The Aftermath of the Golden Glow -- Depression and Deflation The Fight to Save the Gold Franc, 1933-1936 -- Depression and Stagnation -- Why Deflation? -- CHAPTER V Popular Front Experiments From Left to Right : The Monetary Policies of the Popular Front -- Prosperity Unregained -- Some Observations on the Blum Experiments -- CHAPTER VI The Return to Confidence The Paper Franc, 1937-1939 -- Pre-War Business Conditions -- CHAPTER VII Summary and Conclusions -- APPENDIXES -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES -- INDEX

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Focuses on the changes in purchase power and the exchange value of the French franc from 1919-1939. First through the evolution of the national monetary policy and second through statistical evidence on development in prices, production, trade and payment, income and employment, and the money market.

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In English.

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