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The Gold Standard: Perspectives in the Austrian School

by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Auburn: Mises Institute, 1992.164 pagesISBN 9780945466116Updated August 31, 2011

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Author
Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.
First published
1992
Format
PDF
Pages
164
ISBN
9780945466116
Publisher
Auburn: Mises Institute
License
Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

Money, banking & crises Austrian theory & method

This anthology contains seminal essays on the ideal monetary system. From Sennholz's discussion of Mengerian monetary theory to Ron Paul's espousal of a political agenda that champions a gold standard, readers will find that this book serves a dual role--It is both an introduction to Austrian monetary theory and a guide to important events in monetary history.

Be sure to add this edition featuring essays by some of today's foremost Austrian thinkers to your collection!

The book's contents include:

  • Introduction (Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.)
  • The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar (Murray N. Rothbard)
  • The Monetary Writings of Carl Menger (Hans F. Sennholz)
  • Ludwig von Mises and the Gold Standard (Richard M. Ebeling)
  • The Costs of a Gold Standard (Roger W. Garrison)
  • Gold and the International Monetary System: The Contribution of Michael Heilperin (Joseph T. Salerno)
  • Free Banking and the Gold Standard (Lawrence H. White)
  • The Political and Economic Agenda for a Real Gold Standard (Ron Paul)

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164 pages and 9 chapters in the edition this archive serves.
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Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. is founder and chairman of the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, and editor of LewRockwell.com. This archive holds 10 of Jr.'s works.

What's in it

9 chapters · page numbers are this file's

  1. Introductionp. 7
  2. 1.The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollarp. 17
  3. 2. The Monetary Writings of Carl Mengerp. 35
  4. 3. Ludwig von Mises and the Gold Standardp. 51
  5. 4. The Costs of a Gold Standardp. 77
  6. 5. Gold and the International Monetary System: The Contribution of Michael A. Heilperinp. 97
  7. 6. Free Banking and the Gold Standardp. 129
  8. 7.The Political and Economic Agenda for a Real Gold Standardp. 145
  9. Editors and Contributorsp. 164
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