Towards a Renewed Bretton Woods Agreement

Download or read book Towards a Renewed Bretton Woods Agreement written by Giovanni Tria and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the ups and downs of the Bretton Woods system and tells the story of its evolution from World War II to today. The authors explain the key mechanisms that drove the system until the United States stopped pegging the dollar to gold in 1971, and how that decision and other developments led to what they call 'Bretton Woods II' arrangements.