Austin Dean, "China and the End of Global Silver, 1873–1937" (Cornell UP, 2020)

This podcast features Ghassan Moazzin interviewing Dr. Austin Dean about his book, "China and the End of Global Silver 1873 to 1937." They discuss the historical role of silver in the Chinese and global economies, the US trade dollar, Chinese monetary reform efforts during the self-strengthening movement, the Boxer Indemnity's impact on currency reform, the Currency Reform and Development Loan, the Shanghai Mint's role, and the FAPI currency reform of 1935, which marked the end of silver's dominance in the global economy. Dean also shares insights into his research process and his upcoming biography of economist Mine Chu.