A History of Monetary Unions

by John F. Chown

In this comprehensive historical overview, the author writes about monetary unions with an admirable completeness and covers such themes
*The Gold Standard
*Monetary Unions in Countries and Areas from Latin America to The British Empire to Japan and Korea with many in between
*EMU and its Policy Ramifications
*the CFA Franc Zone in the former French Colonies.
Written in readable and enjoyable prose, A History of Monetary Unions combines historical analysis with present day context. The book will be of great interest to students and academics involved in the study of money, banking and finance. It is also essential reading for anyone working in the financial sector.

Genres: Economics

382 pages, Hardcover

First published February 27, 2003

Reviews

[Fred Kohn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm really surprised that I am apparently the first one on Goodreads to have read this book. It is truly excellent- for the right audience. I found it very difficult to "sit down and read" this book; I think it is designed more for people with an extensive background or interest in finance and banking to use as a reference. There seems to be an assumption that the reader will already have some knowledge of the mechanisms of international banking; knowledge that I lack. Much of this book seemed horribly dry to me; a simple stating of historical facts with footnoted references to other works which discuss the implications at length. Nevertheless there was enough that interested even this tyro in banking for me to give the book three stars.