Ideology and the International Economy: The Decline and Fall of Bretton Woods

Leeson, R.

For twenty-five years, the International Monetary Fund administered a worldwide system of fixed exchange rates until their system was destroyed by a combination of market forces and those who advocated market forces. The first destructive element has been extensively analyzed; the second has hitherto been almost completely ignored. Robert Leeson examines the process by which the case for flexible exchange rates was transformed from an academic exercise to become the organizing principle for international monetary relations.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-09-09

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403903709

DOI: 10.1057/9780230286023

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 242