The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies
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Summary: | Gold Standard was introduced in Portugal by the "Letter of Law" of July 29, 1854, and lasted until July 9, 1891. Portugal was the second country to adopt this monetary regime in Europe, after England where it ruled since 1816, anticipating with this measure the majority of the developed countries of the time for more than twenty years. The decision of the Portuguese govemment was based upon various reasons, in an apparently unfavourable background, where the discoveries of new gold mines in California and Australia were making pressure for the devaluation of this metal against silver. The aim of the paper is to present the debate engaged at the Chamber of Deputies that lasted for almost three weeks and involved around twenty people, and reflects itself on almost 170 pages ofthe Joumal ofthe Chamber. The paper tries, on the first place, to identify the main differences between the proposals of the majority represented by the govemment and the Commission of Finance ofthe Chamber ofDeputies and those ofthe opposition represented by the former Minister of Finance, António José Ávila. Secondly it tries to express the arguments presented by both sides and, simultaneously, to establish the connections with the schools of economic thought of the time. Lastly it tries to conclude in which extent the final Letter of Law reflects the way the discussion was held. |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputiesGold-StandardMonetary RegimesPortugalInternational SystemPadrão-OuroRegimes monetáriosPortugalSistema monetário internacionalGold Standard was introduced in Portugal by the "Letter of Law" of July 29, 1854, and lasted until July 9, 1891. Portugal was the second country to adopt this monetary regime in Europe, after England where it ruled since 1816, anticipating with this measure the majority of the developed countries of the time for more than twenty years. The decision of the Portuguese govemment was based upon various reasons, in an apparently unfavourable background, where the discoveries of new gold mines in California and Australia were making pressure for the devaluation of this metal against silver. The aim of the paper is to present the debate engaged at the Chamber of Deputies that lasted for almost three weeks and involved around twenty people, and reflects itself on almost 170 pages ofthe Joumal ofthe Chamber. The paper tries, on the first place, to identify the main differences between the proposals of the majority represented by the govemment and the Commission of Finance ofthe Chamber ofDeputies and those ofthe opposition represented by the former Minister of Finance, António José Ávila. Secondly it tries to express the arguments presented by both sides and, simultaneously, to establish the connections with the schools of economic thought of the time. Lastly it tries to conclude in which extent the final Letter of Law reflects the way the discussion was held.O padrão-ouro foi introduzido em Portugal pela Carta de Lei de 29 de Julho de 1854 e durou até 9 de Julho de 1891. Portugal foi o segundo país da Europa a adoptar este regime monetário, depois da Inglaterra onde o regime vigorava desde 1816, antecipando assim a maioria dos países desenvolvidos da ~poca em mais de vinte anos. A decisão do Governo português foi tomada num contexto aparentemente desfavorável em que as descobertas de novas minas na Califórnia e na Austrália pressionavam a desvalorização deste metal face á prata. O objectivo deste trabalho é apresentar o debate travado na Câmara de deputados que se desenrolou ao longo de quase quatro semanas, mobilizou cerca de uma vintena de deputados e traduziu-se em quase 170 páginas do jornal da Câmara. Procura-se, em primeiro lugar, identificar as principais diferenças entre as propostas apresentadas pela maioria, representada pelo Governo e pela Comissão de Finanças da Câmara de Deputados, e as propostas da oposição, representada pelo anterior ministro das finanças António José Ávila. Em segundo lugar, procura-se explicitar os argumentos apresentados pelos dois lados e, simultâneamente, estabelecer as ligações com as diferentes escolas do pensamento económico da época. Por último, procura-se concluir em que medida a versão final da carta de lei reflecte o debate havido.ISEG - CEDINRepositório da Universidade de LisboaMendonça, AntónioFarto, Manuel2022-04-18T17:30:50Z19961996-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/24104engMendonça, António e Manuel Farto .1996. “The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies” . Instituto Superior de Economia. CEDIN. Documento de Trabalho nº 5/96info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:53:44Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/24104Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:08:13.507031Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies Mendonça, António Gold-Standard Monetary Regimes Portugal International System Padrão-Ouro Regimes monetários Portugal Sistema monetário internacional |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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The adhesion of Portugal to the gold standard : the debate at the chamber of deputies |
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Mendonça, António |
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Mendonça, António Farto, Manuel |
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Farto, Manuel |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Mendonça, António Farto, Manuel |
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Gold-Standard Monetary Regimes Portugal International System Padrão-Ouro Regimes monetários Portugal Sistema monetário internacional |
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Gold-Standard Monetary Regimes Portugal International System Padrão-Ouro Regimes monetários Portugal Sistema monetário internacional |
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Gold Standard was introduced in Portugal by the "Letter of Law" of July 29, 1854, and lasted until July 9, 1891. Portugal was the second country to adopt this monetary regime in Europe, after England where it ruled since 1816, anticipating with this measure the majority of the developed countries of the time for more than twenty years. The decision of the Portuguese govemment was based upon various reasons, in an apparently unfavourable background, where the discoveries of new gold mines in California and Australia were making pressure for the devaluation of this metal against silver. The aim of the paper is to present the debate engaged at the Chamber of Deputies that lasted for almost three weeks and involved around twenty people, and reflects itself on almost 170 pages ofthe Joumal ofthe Chamber. The paper tries, on the first place, to identify the main differences between the proposals of the majority represented by the govemment and the Commission of Finance ofthe Chamber ofDeputies and those ofthe opposition represented by the former Minister of Finance, António José Ávila. Secondly it tries to express the arguments presented by both sides and, simultaneously, to establish the connections with the schools of economic thought of the time. Lastly it tries to conclude in which extent the final Letter of Law reflects the way the discussion was held. |
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