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The cross of gold : money and the Canadian business cycle, 1867-1913 /

An intriguing view of the Canadian economy before WWI, this study fills a gap in the existing literature on the economic history of Canada. Using improved monetary statistics, the author explains how the business cycle worked under the gold standard, and takes an in-depth look at the roles the banks...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rich, Georg, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Canada : Don Mills, Ont., Canada : Carleton University Press ; Distributed by Oxford University Press, 1988.
Colección:Carleton library series ; 153.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:An intriguing view of the Canadian economy before WWI, this study fills a gap in the existing literature on the economic history of Canada. Using improved monetary statistics, the author explains how the business cycle worked under the gold standard, and takes an in-depth look at the roles the banks, the government and the public played in relation to Canada's balance of payments and the gold stock.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-307).
ISBN:9780773584112
0773584110