A Small Nation in the Turmoil of the Second World War  -  Herman Van der Wee; Monique Verbreyt

Money, Finance and Occupation (Belgium, its Enemies, its Friends, 1939-1945)

KORTE INHOUD

Based on intensive research in the archives of six countries, this monograph presents an in-depth analysis of Belgium’s monetary and financial history during the Second World War. Exploring Belgium’s financial and business links with Germany, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, the United States, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the study focuses on the roles played in this complex wartime network by the Central Bank and private bankers in Brussels, by the Belgian government in exile in London, and by the Belgian minister plenipotentiary in New York. Among the many subjects arising in the course of the analysis are: German attempts to plunder Belgium and Belgian resistance strategies; the peripeteia of the Belgian gold reserve, given in custody to the central banks of France and Great Britain; the role of the Belgian Congo; Belgium’s participation in the discussions leading up to the Bretton Woods conference; and the negotiations for creating a Customs Union, the so-called Benelux, blueprint for the 195...
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2009 Uitgever: Universitaire Pers Leuven Reeks: Studies in Social and Economic History 494 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  240x160x30 ISBN-10: 9058677591 ISBN-13: 9789058677594