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6. Monetary and banking thought, II: the bullion Report and the return to gold

6 Monetary and banking thought, II: the bullion Report and the return to gold

6.1 Ricardo enters the fray

6.2 The storm over the bullion Report

6.3 Deflation and the return to gold

6.4 Questioning fractional-reserve banking: Britain and the US

6.5 Monetary and banking thought on the Continent

6.6 Notes

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