The global economic system since 1945 /

Allen, Larry, 1949-

The global economic system since 1945 / Larry Allen. - London : Reaktion Books, 2005. - 224 p. ; 23 cm. - Globalities .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-248) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 The Coming ofthe Corporation S5 -- 2 The Making of Financial Markets 40 -- 3 Gold and Silver: Aristocrats of Monetary Standards 72 -- 4 The Triumph of Paper Money 88 -- 5 The Passage from Free Banking to Central Banking 99 -- 6 The Birth of World Currencies 26 -- 7 The Road to Flexible Exchange Rates 142 -- 8 The Evolution of International Banking I55 -- 9 The Paths of Foreign Investment 173 -- 10 The Struggle for Free Trade 184 -- 11 The Vicissitudes of Capitalism 20o -- I2 The Age of Financial Integration Begins 223 -- 13 In the Shadow of the Global Financial System 232 -- REFERENCES 237 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 242 -- INDEX 249.

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International finance.
Financial institutions.

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