The New Gold Standard

Rediscovering the Power of Gold to Protect and Grow Wealth

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Autor(en)	Paul Nathan	Verlag	John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Sachgebiet(e)	Vermögen und Geldanlage, English Books	ISBN	978-1-118-04322-6
2011, 204 Seiten, Festeinband/Hardcover

The guide to returning to a gold standard

All that glitters is gold and gold has never glittered so much as it has in the last decade, reaching staggering new prices in recent years. The definitive modern argument to returning to a gold standard, The New Gold Standard succinctly and clearly explains the nature of sound money, the causes and cures of inflation and deflation, the importance of fiscal responsibility within a sound monetary system, and the reasons for recessions and depressions.
* Little has been written beyond academic histories of the gold standard, but gold standard expert Paul Nathan fills that void for the first time
* Written for beginning and professional investors, the book provides guidance on how a gold standard will strengthen the dollar, reduce debt, and help stabilize the economy, offering easily applied strategies for investing in gold now and in the future
* The degree of depressions and recessions and the boom bust cycle can be avoided with a sustainable, stable monetary policy
* The international return to gold is not a fad but a sign of a world in monetary transition

As long as governments continue to print money and deficits continue to rise, gold will be a hot commodity. As inflation creeps up, more and more talk will turn to returning to some version of the gold standard, and The New Gold Standard is the first major work to explicitly address the challenges and benefits of such a move.

Content:
Foreword.
Preface.

Part I: Gold and the Domestic Economy.
Chapter 1 Why Gold?
Gold: The King of Metals.
Gold Becomes the Standard of the World.
Too Little Gold - Or Too Much Paper?
The "Gold Prevents Prosperity" Myth.
In Gold We Trust.

Chapter 2 The Gold Standard: A Standard for Freedom.
What Money Is . . .
... And What Money Is Not.
The Nature of Inflation.
The Fiat Standard at Work.
The Illusion of Prosperity.
The Meaning of the Gold Standard.

Chapter 3 Why Prices Have Not Skyrocketed.
On Human Action.
Quantity Versus Values.
The Quantity of Money And The Gold Standard.
Too Little Fiscal Responsibility Chasing Too Many Politicians.

Chapter 4 The Inflation / Deflation Conundrum.
The Cause of the Recent Spike in Commodities.

Chapter 5 Central Banking in the 21st Century.
The Rise of Populism.
A World in Transition.
The Fed of the 21st Century.

Part II: The International Gold Standard.
Chapter 6 The Making of an International Monetary Crisis.
Monetary Theory: Past.
The Theory Projected.
"If at First You Don't Succeed..."
The SDR: "As Good as Gold" Again!
Debt Amortization or Default: The False Alternative.
The Frightening Prospect of an International Debt.
Toward An International Fiat Reserve System.
Simply Repetitious.
The Real Meaning of Monetary Reform.

Chapter 7 The Death of Bretton Woods: A History Lesson.
Fixed exchange rates, flexible rules....
Export or Devalue: Institutionalizing the Devaluation Bias....
"Hot Money Blues".
The Role of the Dollar under Bretton Woods.
Limited Gold -- Unlimited Dollars: A Formula for Disaster.
Confidence versus Liquidity -- A Two-Tier Tale.
Gold's Limitations: A Blessing in Disguise.
U.S. Balance of Payments Problems.
The High Price of Gifts.
On Domestic Dreams and International Nightmares.

Chapter 8 Who is Protected by Protectionism?
A Few Principles.
Enter Protectionism.
Trade Between Nations.
Protectionism: The Greatest Threat to Prosperity.
The U.S. Balance of Payments Problem in Perspective.
The Protection Racket.

Part III: Returning to a Gold Standard.
Chapter 9 Are the Fiat and the Gold Standards Converging?
A Monetary System Needs to Know Its Limitations.
Reduced Leverage Equals Reduced Speculation.
The Process of Convergence.
A New Day.

Chapter 10 Gold: The "New" Money.
Rediscovering Gold.
The International "Walk" on Gold.
Competing Monies.

Chapter 11 How Not To Advocate a Gold Standard.
The "Intrinsic Worth" Argument.
The "Store of Value" Argument.
Gold "Price" Predictions.
The "Legal Tender" Argument.
The "Official Price of Gold" Fetish.
The Devaluation Syndrome.
The "Stop Printing Money" Argument.
The "Demonetization" Threat.
On Context, Cause and Effect.

Part IV: Investing In Gold.
Chapter 12 Lessons of a Life-Long Gold Investor.
On Trading.
The Rules of the Game.
When to be Flexible...
...And When To Stick To Your Guns.
On Investing.
Shake Outs.
Turning a Disadvantage into an Advantage.
On Leverage.
When to Sell a Stock.
"Be afraid. Be very, very, afraid...".
How to Own Gold.

Chapter 13 A Final Word on Gold.
On Bretton Woods II.
The New SDR Threat.
On QE2.
The Banking System of a Free Society.

In Conclusion.

Recommended Reading.
Bibliography.
About the Author.
Index.

Source: Wiley VCH