Constitutional Money
Author | : Richard H. Timberlake |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2013-04-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781107032545 |
ISBN-13 | : 1107032547 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Download or read book Constitutional Money written by Richard H. Timberlake and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes nine Supreme Court decisions that dealt primarily with money, monetary events, and monetary policy, from McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819 to the Gold Clause Cases in 1934-35. In doing so, it explains how both the gold standard and central bank work, how the former gave way to the latter, and how the Federal Reserve became unconstitutional.