Originally published in 1925, this volume was written at a time when the cost of living was rising in France and the currency of the Franc was declining. Uneasiness over possible national bankruptcy or financial disintegration was increasing.
Originally published in 1925, this volume was written at a time when the cost of living was rising in France and the currency of the Franc was declining. Uneasiness over possible national bankruptcy or financial disintegration was increasing. The book reveals the true financial situation in France and outlines a plan for the restoration of sound financial and economic conditions. As well as discussing the economy of post-World War I France the book also touches on the social and political problems of the time.
Arvustused
Original review of The French Debt Problem:
It is really a comprehensive survey of the economic position and economic life of France in all its more important aspects and contains compilations of valuable material hitherto inaccessible to most American students. James W. Angell, Journal of Political Economy Vol. 34, No. 2 (1926)
1.Introduction
2. International Income
3. Growth of the Public Debt:
1814-1918
4. Post-War Budget Deficits
5. Post-War Growth of the Public Debt
6. The Exchange and Currency Situation
7. Production and Trade
8. The
Economic Dilemma
9. There Is A Way Out
10. The French Point of View
11. The
Foreign Debt Problem
12. What of the Future? Appendix A: International Trade
and Financial Accounts Appendix B: The French Budget System Appendix C: The
Wealth and Income of France Appendix D: Government Borrowing and the Public
Debt Appendix E: Financial Data Appendix F: How France Met the Indemnity of
1871 Appendix G: A Tentative Appraisal of the Caillaux Policies.
Harold G. Moulton (1883-1965) was an American economist and Fellow of the Brookings Institution.
Cleona Lewis died in 1958.
