Monetary Problems of an Export Economy: The Cuban Experience 1914–1947

Henry Christopher Wallich

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Monetary Problems of an Export Economy

The Cuban Experience 1914–1947

Henry Christopher Wallich

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1950

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
TABLES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xv
PART I. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. SOME GENERAL REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE CUBAN ECONOMY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
PART II. THE DOLLAR YEARS, 1914–1931
CHAPTER II. THE MONETARY SYSTEM OF 1914 AND ITS IMPLICATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
CHAPTER III. THE BANKS, 1914–1931 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	50
PART III. THE DOUBLE STANDARD, 1932–1945
CHAPTER IV. THE NEW MONETARY SYSTEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	75
CHAPTER V. THE ELEMENTS GOVERNING THE EXCHANGE RATE OF THE PESO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
CHAPTER VI. THE THREE MORATORIA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	106
CHAPTER VII. EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS, 1938–1940 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	114
CHAPTER VIII. APPRAISAL OF THE SILVER POLICY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	134
CHAPTER IX. THE RETURN OF T H E DOLLAR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
CHAPTER Χ. EXCHANGE STABILITY AND INFLATION, 1942–1947 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	150
CHAPTER XI. BANK POLICY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	164
PART IV. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CUBAN MONETARY EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER XII. STRATEGIC FORCES IN THE CUBAN ECONOMY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	195
CHAPTER XIII. THE PROS AND CONS OF DEPRECIATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
CHAPTER XIV. A CASE FOR EXCHANGE CONTROL? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	254
CHAPTER XV. CENTRAL BANKING PRINCIPLES IN AN EXPORT ECONOMY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	275
APPENDIX A. ESTIMATES OF THE VOLUME OF CURRENCY AND COIN, 1912–1947 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
APPENDIX Β. THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	326
A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	341
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	353

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2nd printing 1960. Reprint 2014

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357

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19

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Currency question -- Cuba.; Cuba -- Commerce.; Cuba -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1959.

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