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F. A. Hayek Program

December, 1993

Culture and Currency: Cultural Bias in Monetary Theory and Policy

John William Houghton

History of Political Economy

Lawrence H. White
Distinguished Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

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Lawrence White reviews John William Houghton's book, Culture and Currency: Cultural Bias in Monetary Theory and Policy.