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Deflation to Defend Gold

France · Government / Government of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1935

Pierre Laval1935

Paris · Government / Government of France

Laval imposes sweeping deflationary decrees designed to reduce domestic prices and preserve the franc's gold parity without devaluation.

Names involved

Pierre Laval

Provenance

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