The Bretton Woods Currency War: How the Dollar Rules the World (Collector's Edition)

The current financial and economic crises have brought dramatic changes to American financial hegemony and the global economic order. The key historical events that shaped American financial hegemony and the postwar order have therefore become a focus of public interest and research. This book is divided into three parts: 1. The events leading to the creation of the Bretton Woods system; 2. The conference itself; 3. Its lasting impact on the postwar world. The book both reveals how Keynes, representing Britain, and White, representing the United States, fought over postwar financial and economic power, and explores the origins of today's world.