The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 249A. Constable, 1929 |
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Page 200
... gold . But even under an effective gold standard it is by no means certain , or even probable , that transfer difficulties will never arise . As an abstract principle , the transfer of purchasing power from one hand to another ought no ...
... gold . But even under an effective gold standard it is by no means certain , or even probable , that transfer difficulties will never arise . As an abstract principle , the transfer of purchasing power from one hand to another ought no ...
Page 329
... Gold was only known as a foreign or as an exceptional currency , not as a normal part of the system . By the end of the Republic this system had ceased to meet require- ments , and Augustus did not hesitate to change it . In a world of ...
... Gold was only known as a foreign or as an exceptional currency , not as a normal part of the system . By the end of the Republic this system had ceased to meet require- ments , and Augustus did not hesitate to change it . In a world of ...
Page 333
... Gold became the standard metal , and silver began to sink into dependence upon it . As long as the issues of gold were plentiful and unimpaired , the debased silver could rest on their support and enjoy public confidence . But the ...
... Gold became the standard metal , and silver began to sink into dependence upon it . As long as the issues of gold were plentiful and unimpaired , the debased silver could rest on their support and enjoy public confidence . But the ...
Contents
A Survey of China in 1928 O M GREEN | 1 |
Lord Oxfords Conduct of the MajorGen Sir FREDERICK | 24 |
The Intellectual Revolution | 41 |
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