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List of Figures=xviii
List of Tables=xx
List of Illustrations=xxi
List of Maps=xxii
List of Boxes=xxiii
Introduction=1
King Bullion:the international monetary regime, 1848-73=1
1. Bullion and international monetary relations before 1873=2
2. A bimetallic puzzle=6
3. Methods and controversies=9
Part I. The Logic of Arbitrage=13
1. Bimetallism in Theory=15
1. Is Bimetallism Possible?=16
2. A general equilibrium model=19
3. Locating bimetallic equilibria:Walras's conjecture=21
4. Coordination=23
5. A simple application=24
6. Conclusion=27
2. Gold-Silver Points:Domestic Arbitrages and the Bimetallic System=28
1. Questions of method:A test in the spirit of O. Morgenstern=29
2. The geography of arbitrage=34
3. Gold-silver points and the commercial ratio:a test=39
3. Bimetallic Exchange Rates:An Exploration=47
1. Bimetallism and the balance of payments:The case of a large open economy=49
2. The problem of bimetallic parities=52
3. 'Bullion points' and arbitrated pars of exchange=57
4. Constructing the bullion points=61
5. The bimetallic 'snake'=68
6. 1850:A case study=70
7. Conclusion=73
4. Coin Memories:New Estimates of France's Specie Stock(1840-78)=75
1. Estimating France's specie stock:from art to science=76
2. Foville's method=77
3. Other methods, other problems=81
4. Currency demographics:age and generation=84
5. The model=88
6. New estimates of French metallic currency, 1840-78=90
7. Conclusion=95
Part II. Policy and Profit:The Microeconomics of Bimetallism=97
5. The Rules of the Bimetallic Game=99
1. Rules of the game, 1:The Banque de France's rational payment policy=103
2. Rules of the game, 2:Reserves management and the double standard=110
3. Rules of the game, 3:Specie purchases, monetary policy, and bimetallism=113
4. Conclusion:The Banque, the bankers, and the double standard=124
6. Scale and Scope:Coinage, Arbitrage, and Bimetallism=128
1. Scale, scope, and arbitrage=131
2. The global arbitrage system:organization and operation=141
3. Conclusion=149
Part III. Macroeconomics:Bimetallism's Success and Failure=155
7. How did International Bimetallism Work? A Monetary Theory=157
1. Hanging controversies=159
2. Some analytics=163
3. Monetary theory of international bimetallism=167
4. The balance sheet of bimetallism=171
5. Conclusion=173
8. The French Crime of 1873:An Essay in Interpretation=175
1. The end of bimetallism:One body and four suspects=177
2. A new view of the emergence of the international Gold Standard:The strategical theory reconsidered=193
3. Conclusion=208
Conclusion=211
The Glitter and the Shine=211
Appendix A=217
Appendix B=220
Appendix C=222
Appendix D=228
Appendix E=230
Appendix F=232
Appendix G=233
Appendix H=235
Appendix I=238
Statistical Annexes=240
Periodicals=286
Sources and References=287
References=292
Index=312