CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE PREFACE TO THE SECOND IMPRESSION 323
AUTHOR’S PREFACE 327
FOREWORD BY PROFESSOR EDWIN CANNAN 331
I F ROM A D OUBLE S TANDARD TO A SILVER S TANDARD 335 II T HE S ILVER S TANDARD AND THE D ISLOCATION OF ITS P ARITY 378 III T HE S ILVER S TANDARD AND THE E VILS OF ITS I NSTABILITY 415 IV T OWARDS A G OLD S TANDARD 445 V F ROM A G OLD S TANDARD TO A G OLD E XCHANGE S TANDARD 487 VI S TABILITY OF THE E XCHANGE S TANDARD 502 VII A R ETURN TO THE G OLD S TANDARD 563