Ricardo and the Gold Standard

This text combines historical investigation and analysis to present the Ricardian approach to the international monetary system and the Gold Standard. The authors assess these arguments in the light of modern experience.

Part 1 Ricardo's writings: gold, the exchnge rate and the quantity of money; the "Essay" and the "Proposals"; value and distribution; in Parliament. Part 2 Credit and currency: the English financial revolution; the banking system; currency circulation. Part 3 The value ...