Scenarios about 'gold standard'
The monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold, allowing currency to be converted into a specific amount of gold upon demand. The gold standard provided stability in international exchange rates and limited governments' ability to create inflation through excessive money printing. Its abandonment in the 20th century fundamentally changed monetary policy, giving rise to modern fiat currency systems and alternative economic scenarios in alternate history.
What If The Austrian School of Economics Became Dominant?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Austrian economics supplanted Keynesian theory as the mainstream economic paradigm, fundamentally reshaping monetary policy, government intervention, and global financial systems.
What If The Bretton Woods System Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the international monetary system established at Bretton Woods in 1944 continued to function, maintaining fixed exchange rates and the gold standard into the 21st century.
What If The Gold Standard Was Never Abandoned?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the international gold standard persisted, fundamentally altering modern monetary policy, global economics, and geopolitical power structures.