Abstract
Quite possibly, anyone who has this book will have found the following question unavoidable: Are there similarities to be found with certain current developments? I personally believe that history cannot dispense lessons to be learned. Any particular set of events has its own motivations rooted in its own time and place, of which we shall never see a replica. In particular, to infer conclusions from circumstances, similar to the present, which occurred in the past, is disingenuous at best and intellectually dishonest at worst. This is all the more true if we try to predict future economic developments from seemingly analogous past experiences. Historians are second only to economists in making wrong forecasts. With this caveat, it is nevertheless valid to wonder whether some similarity with those past experiences may contribute to a better understanding of current circumstances.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 2014 Alessandro Roselli
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Roselli, A. (2014). Postscript. In: Money and Trade Wars in Interwar Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137327000_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137327000_10
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-46010-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-32700-0
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance CollectionEconomics and Finance (R0)