Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 48 No. 2 1934
The Price of Silver and Chinese Purchasing Power
Abstract
I. The “purchasing power” argument of the silver interests, and its political importance, 245. — II. China not on the silver standard: the paper currencies, 249; variety of silver coins and weights, 250; copper coins, 251. — Money changing, 252. — Independent price levels, 254. — III. Hoarding of silver: in coin, 255; in ornaments, 256. — The price of silver: demand, 257; supply, 259. — Influence of conditions in China: warfare, 260; modernization, 264. — IV. Effects upon prices: in the interior, 267; in Shanghai, 268. — V. Chinese opinion primarily concerned with problem of uniformity rather than stability, 273. — Interpretation of the evidence, 277. — Conclusion, 280.
- DOI
- 10.2307/1885608
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 245
- Sources
- openalex crossref