Closing the gold window : domestic politics and the end of Bretton Woods /

On August 15, 1971, President Nixon announced that the United States would no longer convert dollars into gold or other primary reserve assets, effectively ending the Bretton Woods regime that had governed post-World War II international monetary relations. Complementing earlier works that emphasize...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gowa, Joanne S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1983.
Series:Cornell studies in political economy.
Subjects:
1969-1974
Foreign exchange > United States.
Devaluation of currency > United States.
International finance.
Dollar, American.
Change > États-Unis.
Dollar américain.
Dévaluaton.
Finances internationales.
Dévaluation > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Dollar, American
Devaluation of currency
Foreign exchange
International economic relations
International finance
Politics and government
Bretton-Woods-System
Währungspolitik
Internationales Währungssystem
Reform
Geschichte (1970-1971)
United States > Foreign economic relations > Case studies.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1969-1974.
États-Unis > Relations économiques extérieures > Cas, Études de.
United States
USA
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Preface / Gowa, Joanne
  • I. Introduction
  • 2. The Bretton Woods Regime and the United States
  • 3. The Influence of Consensus
  • 4. The Role of Structure and Process
  • 5. The President, Policy Implementation, and the Short Road to Camp David
  • 6. The Camp David Meeting
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Interviews
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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