Includes 61 articles, dating from 1930 to 2009. The first volume gives a comprehensive overview of the build-up and immediate aftermath of the Depression while the second volume provides the reader with detailed analyses of the reasons behind this economic catastrophe. The third volume charts the vital research undertaken on the operation of the interwar gold standard, which has deepened our understanding of the Depression and its international character and concludes with an investigation into the Real Business Cycle approach to the Depression.