A Levite among the priests : Edward M. Bernstein and the origins of the Bretton Woods system
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A Levite among the priests : Edward M. Bernstein and the origins of the Bretton Woods system
Westview Press, 1991
Available at 13 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume of Edward M. Bernstein's reminiscences, in the form of interviews conducted by Stanley Black, reveals him to be a story teller as well as an economist. It includes anecdotes and inside stories of his dealings with Keynes, Friedman, Acheson, William Dexter White and many others, and accounts of the Bretton Woods Conference, including its background, the preparations for it, and its aftermath. Bernstein's story is a document for monetary historians as well as for students of the discipline of economics in the 20th century.
Table of Contents
- Background, education and teaching career
- treasury at war
- Bretton Woods and the British loan
- the international monetary fund
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