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
(London studies on South Asia, 9)
Routledge, 2015
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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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