International Monetary Problems and the Foreign Exchanges: Special Papers in International Economics, No. 4, April, 1963

Excerpt from International Monetary Problems and the Foreign Exchanges The arrangement of the material may require some explanation. The opening chapter is a rather extensive introduction to some of the current problems of the real world. The systematic exposition of the theoretical groundwork begins with Chapter II. This may appear as a reversal of the logical order of treatment. The reasons for adopting it were frankly it has been my experience that many readers outside a small circle of theoretically oriented economists want to see for what purposes theoretical analysis is to be used before they are willing to invest time in it. Readers who are not so inclined may just as well start with Chapter II and read the introductory first chapter at the very end. Literature references in the text are kept to a minimum; instead, I have appended an annotated bibliography. Many economists appear to believe that members of our profession ought never to offer clear and unambiguous policy advice. Those who are thus inclined will not, I am afraid, be likely to derive comfort from the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.