The Golden Revolution

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why a Gold Standard Lies in Our Near Future

Part I Why the Days of the Fiat Dollar Are Numbered
Chapter 1 The Window Closes
Chapter 2 Stagnation, Stagflation, and the Rise of 'Darth' Volcker
Chapter 3 Of Bubbles and Bailouts
Chapter 4 Why Financial Genius Fails, or, a Forensic Study of the 8–9 Global Credit Crisis
Chapter 5 An Unstable Equilibrium
Chapter 6 The Inevitability of Regime Change

Part II Running the Golden Gauntlet: Transition Scenarios Back to a Gold Standard
Chapter 7 A Golden Bolt out of the Blue
Chapter 8 Golden Preparations
Chapter 9 Long-Forgotten Suggestions for How the United States Could Return to Gold
Chapter 10 The Golden BRICs
Chapter 11 When All Else Fails, Enter the Gold Vigilantes

Part III The Economic, Financial, and Investment Implications of the Coming Global Gold Standard
Chapter 12 The Role of Central Banking under a Gold Standard
Chapter 13 Valuation Fundamentals under a Gold Standard
Chapter 14 Estimating Risk Premia under a Gold Standard
Chapter 15 Golden Winners and Paper Losers
Chapter 16 Some Implications of the Gold Standard for Global Labor and Capital Markets

Conclusion: The Golden Society
Further Reading
About the Author
Index