An Exchange Rate History of the United Kingdom
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An Exchange Rate History of the United Kingdom by Alain Naef
A history of sterling over half a century, using new archives, data and unseen photographs. This book follows the Bank currency dealers, the very people who tried to manage and manipulate the pound, to show how the Bank of England defended the pound and managed foreign exchange.
'Naef's financial history of the United Kingdom focuses on the management of the pound sterling exchange rate since World War IIHe uses data on market operations from the Bank of England's archives to document the bank's efforts to defend and stabilize the rate during currency crises in 1949, 1967, and 1976.' Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs
Alain Naef is a research economist at the Banque de France working on the international monetary system.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108839990 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108839991 |
| Title | An Exchange Rate History of the United Kingdom |
| Author | Alain Naef |
| Series | Studies In Macroeconomic History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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