4 Reserve Currencies in the 1920s and 1930s

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. List of Figures ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 The Origins of Foreign Balances 16
8. 3 From Jekyll Island to Genoa 30
9. 4 Reserve Currencies in the 1920s and 1930s 42
10. 5 The Role of Currencies in Financing International Trade 58
11. 6 Evidence from International Bond Markets 84
12. 7 Reserve Currency Competition in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century 116
13. 8 The Retreat of Sterling 145
14. 9 The Rise and Fall of the Yen 158
15. 10 The Euro as Second in Command 170
16. 11 Prospects for the Renminbi 181
17. 12 Conclusion 195
18. Notes 201
19. References 227
20. Index 245
21. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 251