The battle of Bretton Woods John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the making of a new world order /
Steil, Benn,
The battle of Bretton Woods John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the making of a new world order / Benn Steil. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (ix, 449 pages)
"A Council on Foreign Relations Book."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- The world comes to the White Mountains -- The improbable rise of Harry White -- Maynard Keynes and the monetary menace -- "The most unsordid act" -- The best-laid plans of White and Keynes -- Whitewash -- History is made -- Begging like Fala -- Out with the old order, in with the new -- Epilogue.
When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for 'a new Bretton Woods' to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict. The name of the remote New Hampshire town where representatives of forty-four nations gathered in July 1944, in the midst of the century's second great war, has become shorthand for enlightened globalization. The actual story surrounding the historic Bretton Woods accords, however, is full of startling drama, intrigue, and rivalry, which are vividly brought to life in Benn Steil's epic account.
9781400846573
Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946.
White, Harry Dexter, 1892-1948.
Monetary policy--History--20th century.
International finance--History--20th century.
Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946.
Monetary policy--History--20th century.
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (1944 : Bretton Woods, N.H.)
White, Harry Dexter, 1892-1948.
Electronic Books.
HG255 / .B388 2013
The battle of Bretton Woods John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the making of a new world order / Benn Steil. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (ix, 449 pages)
"A Council on Foreign Relations Book."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- The world comes to the White Mountains -- The improbable rise of Harry White -- Maynard Keynes and the monetary menace -- "The most unsordid act" -- The best-laid plans of White and Keynes -- Whitewash -- History is made -- Begging like Fala -- Out with the old order, in with the new -- Epilogue.
When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for 'a new Bretton Woods' to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict. The name of the remote New Hampshire town where representatives of forty-four nations gathered in July 1944, in the midst of the century's second great war, has become shorthand for enlightened globalization. The actual story surrounding the historic Bretton Woods accords, however, is full of startling drama, intrigue, and rivalry, which are vividly brought to life in Benn Steil's epic account.
9781400846573
Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946.
White, Harry Dexter, 1892-1948.
Monetary policy--History--20th century.
International finance--History--20th century.
Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946.
Monetary policy--History--20th century.
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (1944 : Bretton Woods, N.H.)
White, Harry Dexter, 1892-1948.
Electronic Books.
HG255 / .B388 2013