Abstract
The history of ideas tends to concentrate on the successful ideas – ideas which appear to have been precursors of the orthodoxy of the day. As a result, ideas which had large followings but which are later considered ‘cranky’ tend to be ignored. This is especially true of the ideas of those who we can loosely call the monetary cranks.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Bibliography
Angell, N. 1936. The money mystery: An explanation for beginners. London: Dent (The Money Game, a set of cards for teaching purposes, was sold in conjunction with this book).
Bleaney, M. 1976. Underconsumption theories: A history and critical analysis. London: Lawrence & Wishart.
Clayton, G., J.C. Gilbert, and R. Sedgwick, eds. 1971. Monetary theory and policy in the 1970s. London: Oxford University Press.
Cole, G.D.H. 1933. What everybody wants to know about money: A planned outline of monetary problems. London: Victor Gollancz.
Douglas, C.H. 1924. Social credit. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode.
Durbin, E.F.M. 1934. Purchasing power and trade depression. London: Chapman & Hall.
Haberler, G. 1937. Prosperity and depression. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Lester, R.A. 1939. Monetary experiments: Early American and recent Scandinavian. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Martin, D., and D. Rubinstein, eds. 1979. Ideology and the labour movement. London: Croom Helm.
Rustow, H.J. 1978. The economic crisis of the Weimar Republic and how it was overcome. Cambridge Journal of Economics 2: 409–421.
Schumpeter, J.A. 1954. A history of economic analysis. London: George Allen & Unwin.
Soddy, F. 1931. Money versus man. London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot.
Viner, J. 1937. Studies in the theory of international trade. London: George Allen & Unwin.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Copyright information
© 2018 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
About this entry
Cite this entry
Clark, D. (2018). Monetary Cranks. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_753
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_753
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-95188-8
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-95189-5
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences