TY - BOOK AU - Einzig,Paul TI - The destiny of gold SN - 0333142918 AV - HG289 .E47 U1 - 332.452 PY - 1972/// CY - London, New York PB - Macmillan, St. Martin's P. KW - Gold KW - Currency question KW - Gold standard KW - International liquidity N1 - Includes index N2 - The book examines the monetary role of gold which makes it indispensable in the monetary system because of environmental considerations. It seek to analyse the attitude of those who want to deprive gold of its monetary role. It also examines the inadequacy of the proposed substitute for gold, especially that of Special Drawing Rights. It states the case for a higher gold price, without being too optimistic about the prospects of an early adoption of that solution ER -