The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order

The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
ISBN-10
0691149097
ISBN-13
9780691149097
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
449
Language
English
Published
2013-02-24
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Benn Steil

Description

Reveals how the blueprint for the post-World War II economic order was actually drawn.

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