The French Debt Problem

Harold G. Moulton (1883-1965) was an American economist and Fellow of the Brookings Institution. Cleona Lewis died in 1958.

1.Introduction 2. International Income 3. Growth of the Public Debt: 1814-1918 4. Post-War Budget Deficits 5. Post-War Growth of the Public Debt 6. The Exchange and Currency Situation 7. Production and Trade 8. The Economic Dilemma 9. There Is A Way Out 10. The French Point of View 11. The Foreign Debt Problem 12. What of the Future? Appendix A: International Trade and Financial Accounts Appendix B: The French Budget System Appendix C: The Wealth and Income of France Appendix D: Government Borrowing and the Public Debt Appendix E: Financial Data Appendix F: How France Met the Indemnity of 1871 Appendix G: A Tentative Appraisal of the Caillaux Policies.