Historical narrative integrated with graphs based on a unique dataset chronicle the last 200 years of monetary history in Norway.

Preface; 1. A monetary history in five parts; Part I. The Long Promise, 1814¿50: 2. The Dano-Norwegian monetary system before 1816; 3. The thorny road to resumption, 1816¿48; Part II. The Rise of Private Deposit Taking Banks, 1850¿1914: 4. Newfound stability in times of crisis, 1848¿70; 5. Volatility and stability in the time of gold, 1870¿92; 6. Stability in times of crisis and growth, 1892¿1914; Part III. World War I and Turbulent Interwar Years, 1914¿40: 7. The wartime money glut, 1914¿20; 8. Bank crises and resumption of pre-war gold parity, 1920¿8; 9. The early escape from the golden fetters, 1928¿40; Part IV. Money in Times of War, Central Planning and Regulation, 1940¿86: 10. Extreme liquidity creation during the occupation years 1940¿5; 11. Money in a new world, 1945¿55; 12. The era of corporative policy and regulation, 1955¿71; 13. From regulation to markets, 1971¿86; Part V. The Long Return, 1986¿2016: 14. A decade of crises and reforms, 1986¿98; 15. Inflation targeting - overcoming the fear of floating, 1998¿2016; 16. The future of money seen from the past; Bibliography; Index.