L V Birck

The Scourge of Europe (Routledge Revivals)

The Public Debt Described, Explained, and Historically Depicted

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Produktbeschreibung

Written during the early 1920s, at a time when Europe was still recovering from the catastrophe of the First World War, L.V. Birck's The Scourge of Europe examines the economic issues surrounding the existence of public debt, its history, and possible approaches to problems associated with public debt as they were being pursued by the great powers of the time. This booki will appeal to economic and financial historians, as well as to those generally interested in European policies towards debt from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780415741231
• ISBN-10: 0415741238
• Artikelnr.: 39373334

Autorenporträt

L. V. Birck

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Description 1. How To Meet A Deficit 2. Basis Of Public Debt 3. The
Lender 4. Various Kinds Of Debt 5. Conditions 6. Politico-Economic
Conditions 7. Bankruptcy 8. From Debased Coin to Paper-Money; Part II: The
Explanation 9. Paper Money And Inflation 10. Back To Gold! 11. Taxation Or
Loans? 12. Can The Present Generation Transfer Her Burdens To The Future?
13. Repayment 14. A Capital Levy; Part III: The Facts 15. The Middle Ages
16. The Origin Of An International Loan Market 17. The Era Of Absolutism
18. The Era Of Napoleon 19. The Liberal Régime 20. The World War 21.
Unsettled Problems; Appendix: England; The United States; France; The
German Empire; Denmark's National Debt For 300 Years