2014, ISBN: 9780691162379

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 n… Mehr…

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. Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, Steil shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival. At the heart of the drama were the antipodal characters of John Maynard Keynes, the renowned and revolutionary British economist, and Harry Dexter White, the dogged, self-made American technocrat.Bringing to bear new and striking archival evidence, Steil offers the most compelling portrait yet of the complex and controversial figure of White--the architect of the dollar's privileged place in the Bretton Woods monetary system, who also, very privately, admired Soviet economic planning and engaged in clandestine communications with Soviet intelligence officials and agents over many years. A remarkably deft work of storytelling that reveals how the blueprint for the postwar economic order was actually drawn, The Battle of Bretton Woods is destined to become a classic of economic and political history. Books Benn Steil|Paperback|Princeton University Press|23/03/2014, Princeton University Press<

2014, ISBN: 9780691162379

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Princeton University Press], "Benn Steil has written a wonderfully rich and vivid account of the making of the postwar economic order. The Battle of Bretton Woods … Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Princeton University Press], "Benn Steil has written a wonderfully rich and vivid account of the making of the postwar economic order. The Battle of Bretton Woods tells the fascinating story of the contest between the United States and Britain, led by the outsized personalities of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, to reconcile their competing visions and interests."--Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance"A riveting, exceptionally well-written account of the birth of the postwar economic order, and the roles of two determined men who were competing to define it. The Battle of Bretton Woods is a must-read work of economic and diplomatic history with great relevance to today."--Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve"This is a fascinating study of monetary affairs and the politics of international finance, all tied up in the history of the Bretton Woods system and its ultimate demise. The book is full of lessons that are relevant today in a world that still resists international..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 480, [GW: 458g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2014, ISBN: 9780691162379

Princeton Univers. Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New in Paper, 449 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-03-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 39751634, 0.42 kg, Verkaufsrang: 665302, R… Mehr…

Princeton Univers. Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New in Paper, 449 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-03-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 39751634, 0.42 kg, Verkaufsrang: 665302, Recht, Kategorien, Bücher, Internationales Management, Management, Business & Karriere, Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Börse & Geld, Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen, Finanzwirtschaft, Fachbücher, Öffentliche Ordnung, Politikwissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaft, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Moderne & Postmoderne, Epochen, Geschichte nach Themen, Politik nach Ländern, Internationale Politik, Politik nach Bereichen, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_5601, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, Format: Illustriert, Princeton Univers. Press, 2014<

2014, ISBN: 0691162379

[EAN: 9780691162379], Neubuch, [PU: Princeton University Press Mrz 2014], Neuware - When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for 'a new Bretton W… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780691162379], Neubuch, [PU: Princeton University Press Mrz 2014], Neuware - 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. A remarkably deft work of storytelling that reveals how the blueprint for the postwar economic order was actually drawn, The Battle of Bretton Woods is destined to become a classic of economic and political history., Books<