Abstract
The debate concerning the return to the gold standard in England during and in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, and the subsequent resumption of convertibility in 1819, played a significant role in British monetary orthodoxy. Its impact culminated in the 1925 decision to return to gold at prewar parity. Examining the contribution of William Huskisson - one of the authors of the Bullion Report - to the bullion controversy I argue that he played a major role in shaping British monetary policy of the nineteenth century.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 237-257 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | European Journal of the History of Economic Thought |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1997 |
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Keywords
- Bullionism
- England
- Huskisson
- eighteenth century economics
- gold standard
- monetary policy
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