Notes and Discussions - Some Remarks on British Monetary Policy

Name: Notes and Discussions - Some Remarks on British Monetary Policy
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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Article

Magazine

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI

Issue

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI - 2011 - 3-4

Title

Notes and Discussions - Some Remarks on British Monetary Policy

Author

Guido Tagliabue

Publisher

Vita e Pensiero

Format

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Pages

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03-2011

Issn

0035-676X (print) | 1827-7918 (digital)

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The article, written shortly after the departure of the sterling pound from the Gold Standard in September 1931, gives an extremely critical viewpoint on British monetary and economic policies in the Twenties, substantially agreeing with the views expressed by Keynes during the previous decade. According to the author, the return of the pound to pre-war gold parity in 1925 was neither a necessary nor a desirable step, given the state of British economy. The initial success of this policy was mainly due to very special circumstances, and was not accompanied by any serious attempt to foster a balanced deflation of the whole economic structure needed to attain sustainable equilibrium in the longer run.

Key words: the Thirties; British monetary policy; monetary illusion.

JEL Classification: B2, E5.