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War and Gold: A Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt (Original 2014; 2001. Auflage)

von Kwasi Kwarteng (Autor)

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This history of money describes the gold standard, which began in 16th century Spain's quest to collect as much gold as possible through the introduction of paper money as a means of wartime financing during the French and American Revolutions. "The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn' t compensate for the Spanish government' s extraordinary military spending, which would eventually bankrupt the country multiple times over and lead to the demise of the great empire. Gold became synonymous with financial dependability, and following the devastating chaos of World War I, the gold standard came to express the order of the free market system. Warfare in pursuit of wealth required borrowing - a quickly compulsive dependency for many governments. And when people lost confidence in the promissory notes and paper currencies issued during wartime, governments again turned to gold. In this captivating historical study, Kwarteng exposes a pattern of war-waging and financial debt - bedmates like April and taxes that go back hundreds of years, from the French Revolution to the emergence of modern-day China. His evidence is as rich and colorful as it is sweeping. And it starts and ends with gold."--book jacket.… (mehr)
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Titel:War and Gold: A Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt
Autoren:Kwasi Kwarteng (Autor)
Info:Bloomsbury Publishing (2001)
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The title is unbalanced. This book is about gold far more than it is war. It is dealing with war which is the engine of thinking about gold in Kwarteng's argument. My own inclination is that Kwarteng overplays the importance of gold over paper money without dwelling on what it is about gold that gives it a value. I personally would have liked this covered. The book would have also benefited from a few early chapters on pre-modern economies because the link between conflict and national wealth did not begin with the conquistadores.

These weaknesses are clearer than they would be because what the author has written is actually quite good. Not all books leave you wanting more. It is logical, has breadth and (my penchant for British whiggery makes this especially appealing) sees 19th century Britain as a paragon of fiscal virtue. Did it convince me on every point? No. It is a fun read though, especially for an ex-history student who is trying to acquire an understanding of economics. ( )
  RobertWare1989 | May 26, 2014 |
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This history of money describes the gold standard, which began in 16th century Spain's quest to collect as much gold as possible through the introduction of paper money as a means of wartime financing during the French and American Revolutions. "The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn' t compensate for the Spanish government' s extraordinary military spending, which would eventually bankrupt the country multiple times over and lead to the demise of the great empire. Gold became synonymous with financial dependability, and following the devastating chaos of World War I, the gold standard came to express the order of the free market system. Warfare in pursuit of wealth required borrowing - a quickly compulsive dependency for many governments. And when people lost confidence in the promissory notes and paper currencies issued during wartime, governments again turned to gold. In this captivating historical study, Kwarteng exposes a pattern of war-waging and financial debt - bedmates like April and taxes that go back hundreds of years, from the French Revolution to the emergence of modern-day China. His evidence is as rich and colorful as it is sweeping. And it starts and ends with gold."--book jacket.

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