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Money and trade wars in interwar Europe
\"'At a time when many observers are concerned about the danger of currency and economic wars, this scholarly account of the monetary and economic tensions of the troubled years from 1918 to 1939 is particularly welcome. While Alessandro Roselli rightly dismisses the simplistic notion that this history can \"dispense\" lessons to be applied by policy-makers today, a study of the period can nevertheless, as he states, \"contribute to a better understanding of current circumstances.\" The theme of the story, as Roselli tells it, is clear: how bilateralism and dirigisme in international financial relations emerged from the collapse of the universal gold standard, and how this poisoned international relations. After an enlightening account of the German hyperinflation and monetary stabilisation of the 1920s, the central chapters trace the growing nationalism of the following years, the resort to foreign exchange controls, and Germany's aggressive use of bilateral trade agreements as it sought to overcome the shortage of reserves and the burden of reparation payments. The book concludes with an account of the Nazis' plans for the economic and monetary future of Europe, and the wider world, after a German victory. These were based on key concepts that resonate to this day: the need for a multilateral clearing system in Europe, a re-ordering of international economic relations based on the priority to be given to \"goods\" over \"money and credit\" and a primary global role for a European currency - the Reichsmark - displacing the dollar and sterling. This book fills in some important gaps in our understanding of the history of the period.'- Robert Pringle, first director of the Group of 30, founder of Central Banking journal, and author of The Money Trap: Escaping the Grip of Global Finance\"-- Provided by publisher.
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How to Avoid the Next Taxpayer Bailout of the Financial System: The Narrow Banking Proposal
As recovery from the present economic crisis begins, policymakers must address what reforms will be made in financial system in order to prevent the reoccurrence of a similar crisis in the future. What will Congress do in response? In terms of long-term financial reform, what is to be expected from Congress is passage of legislation that increases oversight and regulation by the federal financial regulatory agencies. The purpose of this policy brief is to explain and evaluate one proposal for reform of the financial system that would help mitigate the policy conundrum that often results from conflicting short-run and long-run policies. This proposal, known as 'narrow banking,' would separately regulate and supervise the role of banks in providing a safe and stable means of payment from the system of credit creation by financial institutions. The heart of the proposal is to make checkable deposits as safe a means of payment as currency presently issued by the Federal Reserve System, but without the need for the elaborate supervisory and regulatory structure required.
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Financial Structures and Regulation: A Comparison of Crises in the UK, USA and Italy
Financial Structures and Regulation: A Comparison of Crises in the UK, USA and Italy, by Alessandro Roselli, is reviewed.
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