Monetary theory and Bretton Woods : the construction of an international monetary order
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Monetary theory and Bretton Woods : the construction of an international monetary order
(Historical perspectives on modern economics)
Cambridge University Press, 2009, c2006
- : paperback
Available at 6 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First paperback edition 2009"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-239) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Over the twentieth century monetary theory played a crucial role in the evolution of the international monetary system. The severe shocks and monetary gyrations of the interwar years interacted with theoretical developments that superseded the rigid rules of commodity standards and led to the full-fledged conception of monetary policy. The definitive demise of the gold standard then paved the way for monetary reconstruction. Monetary theory was a decisive factor in the design of the reform proposals, in the Bretton Woods negotiations, and in forging the new monetary order. The Bretton Woods system - successful but nevertheless short-lived - suffered from latent inconsistencies, both analytical and institutional, which fatally undermined the foundations of the postwar monetary architecture and brought about the epochal transition from commodity money to fiat money.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. International monetary equilibrium and the properties of the gold standard
- 3. The international monetary system between the world wars
- 4. The monetary system in economic analysis: the critique of the gold standard
- 5. The Great Depression: overturning the state of the art
- 6. Providing for a new monetary order
- 7. The Bretton Woods Agreements
- 8. Bretton Woods and after.
by "Nielsen BookData"