Financial History of the United States: Fiscal, Monetary, Banking, and Tariff, Including Financial Administration and State and Local Finance, Volume 2 |
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If business activity declined or the trade balance turned unfavorable or individuals and institutions lost confi- dence in the currency , paper money would be constantly converted into gold , the gold would be exported or hoarded ...
If business activity declined or the trade balance turned unfavorable or individuals and institutions lost confi- dence in the currency , paper money would be constantly converted into gold , the gold would be exported or hoarded ...
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In- creased economic activity required more currency , but the greenback circulation was frozen and national - bank circulation kept on declining . Under the circumstances , silver was the only currency other than check- book money ...
In- creased economic activity required more currency , but the greenback circulation was frozen and national - bank circulation kept on declining . Under the circumstances , silver was the only currency other than check- book money ...
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Business profits were atypically high in 1916 but declined during the years of actual belligerency . Because of much greater reliance on progressive taxation , the entrepreneurial groups fared much worse than in the Civil War .
Business profits were atypically high in 1916 but declined during the years of actual belligerency . Because of much greater reliance on progressive taxation , the entrepreneurial groups fared much worse than in the Civil War .
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Contents
The Meaning and Basic Trends of Financial History | 1 |
Monetary and International Fi nancial Policies | 4 |
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