John Bullion's empire : Britain's gold problem and India between the wars

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John Bullion's empire : Britain's gold problem and India between the wars

G. Balachandran

(London studies on South Asia, 9)

Routledge, 2015

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index

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Description

Study of the impact of Britain's economic and financial crises on currency and monetary policy-making in India between the wars, analysing colonial policies during Anglo-US efforts to reconstruct the international financial system and Britain's struggle to restore the pre-eminence of sterling and the City.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 The Rupee in a Changing World
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4 'Gold for the West and Silver for the East'
  • Chapter 5 Stabilizing the Floating Rupee: 1921-6
  • Chapter 6 Britain, U.S.A., and the Indian Gold Standard Controversy, 1925-7
  • Chapter 7 The Depression Years
  • Chapter 8 The Politics of Monetary Autonomy and the Imperial Interest in Interwar India
  • Chapter 9 Conclusion

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