The aftermath of war -- Years of chaos 1919-21 : famine and relief -- boom and slump -- War debts and reparations -- Reconstruction and recovery -- The restoration of monetary stability -- What went wrong with the 'new' gold standard? -- The boom of the later 1920s -- The problems of primary producers -- Debtor nations and international lending -- Into depression: explanations of the turning-point of 1921 -- Trends in the world economy