Managing the Franc Poincaré

• Abbreviations used in notes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The depression in France; 2. French gold accumulation 1928–32; 3. The world economic conference and the gold bloc; 4. The Bank of France: market control and interest rate policy; 5. The treasury and government finance; 6. The devaluation debate; 7. Devaluation of the Franc; Conclusion; Bibliography.

"Mouré's analysis of French policy and its motives will become a standard work on the history of the French depression. He performs a valuable task in spanning and integrating political and economic history, and his work forms a distinguished contribution to the growing literature on historical political economy." Journal of Interdisciplinary History