The Decline of Sterling

The Decline of Sterling
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 455
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ISBN-10 : 9781139487252
ISBN-13 : 1139487256
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Book Synopsis The Decline of Sterling by : Catherine R. Schenk

Download or read book The Decline of Sterling written by Catherine R. Schenk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The demise of sterling as an international currency was widely predicted after 1945, but the process took thirty years to complete. Why was this demise so prolonged? Traditional explanations emphasize British efforts to prolong sterling's role because it increased the capacity to borrow, enhanced prestige, or supported London as a centre for international finance. This book challenges this view by arguing that sterling's international role was prolonged by the weakness of the international monetary system and by collective global interest in its continuation. Using the archives of Britain's partners in Europe, the USA and the Commonwealth, Catherine Schenk shows how the UK was able to convince other governments that sterling's international role was critical for the stability of the international economy and thereby attract considerable support to manage its retreat. This revised view has important implications for current debates over the future of the US dollar as an international currency.


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Partial table of contents: Pounds, shillings and pence; Coins of the realm; Danegeld to Domesday; Taxing times; Toil and trouble; The good, the bad and the ugly