Depoliticisation, technical discourse, and paper-money
A Case Study in the Bank Restriction Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2181695 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David M Batt, David Batt (The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-239 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cultural Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-0350 • E-ISSN: 1753-0369 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17530350.2020.1812420 |
| OpenAlex | W3085569971 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This article looks at the controversy which emerged between the Bank of England and a number of external actors over various proposals to modify the printing of the Bank’s paper-money during the Bank restriction period of 1797–1821. As a result of this controversy, the debate over the best method to prevent the forgery of the Bank’s paper-money became increasingly technical and specialised over the Restriction period. I argue that, as a result of the growing technical nature of the controversy that emerged, the problem of the forgery of the Bank’s paper-money became depoliticised – separated from the controversial political and social context that attended the widespread introduction of paper-money in early nineteenth-century British society
Economics · Economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Australian History and Society · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |