Scourge of Europe (Routledge Revivals)

<p>Written during the early 1920s at a time when Europe was still recovering from the catastrophe of the First World War L.V. Birck's <i>The Scourge of Europe </i>examines the economic issues surrounding the existence of public debt its history and possible approaches to problems associated with public debt as they were being pursued by the great powers of the time. This booki will appeal to economic and financial historians as well as to those generally interested in European policies towards debt from the Middle Ages to modern times. </p>