The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar

The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar is the title of an essay by American economist Murray Rothbard. First published in 1962 in In Search of a Monetary Constitution the text makes the argument for the gold standard and shows how it can be restored in a practical, step-by-step plan.

Rothbard added a preface in 1991, in which he argues that the true gold standard is more viable than ever.

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 * Full text (PDF (essay format), PDF (book format))
 * Audiobook read by Jeff Riggenbach (as part of What Has Government Done to Our Money?)
 * HTML version published as Mises Daily


 * Articles, essays and reviews
 * Libertarian Review:
 * "100 Percent Reserve Money: The Small Change Challenge" (PDF) by George Selgin, 2009
 * "Fractional Reserve banking and boom-bust cycles" (PDF) by Frank Shostak
 * "The Gold Standard in Contemporary Economic Principles Textbooks: A Survey" (PDF) by James Kimball, Fall 2005