Exchange Rate Regimes in the Twentieth Century - Softcover

Michael J. Oliver is Lecturer in Economic History, University of Leeds, UK.

[T]he volume is very up-to-date. It is so organised that every major exchange rate regime can be studied individually, yet every regime is adequately linked to the others. The reader is given a clear picture of the reasons behind different regimes and currency blocks, and their consequences . . . Aldcroft and Oliver have provided both an interesting and an accessible account of the exchange regimes . . . This volume is greatly to be welcomed, first, as an accessible and comprehensive approach to a complex subject and, secondly, for its success in capturing the economic environment and even, to some extent, the political environment that prevailed during the different regimes. The authors present much in the way of detailed facts, as well as an excellent list of references. This book can be strongly recommended both to specialists in twentieth-century international economics, as well as those interested in the topic more generally. --Jon Hirvilahti, Scandinavian Economic History Review

This book provides an accessible survey of the substantial literature that has now accumulated on exchange-rate regimes in the twentieth century . . . a welcome addition to the literature. --Stephen Broadberry, Journal of Economic History

Aldcroft and Oliver provide a nice blend of history and discussion of the literature explaining events. They carefully weigh the pros and cons of specific views avoiding any impression that there could be one monolithic truth in historical analysis. The book is written in clear English, without resort to high-tech econometrics. --Hans Visser, De Economist