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The new international money game

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Aliber, Robert Z.

Description

xxiv, 403 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

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Contents

1. A System is How the Pieces Fit. 2. The Name of the Game is Money -- Pt. I. International Monetary Arrangements, Money, and Politics. 3. 'The Greatest Monetary Agreement in History'. 4. The Gnomes of Zurich Play in the Largest Market in the World. 5. Gold - How much is a 'Barbarous Relic' Worth? 6. The Dollar and Coca-Cola are both Brand Names. 7. Radio Luxembourg and the Eurodollar Market are both Offshore Stations. 8. They Invented Money so They Could Have Inflation. 9. Oil and OPEC Roller Coaster. 10. The Threes Ds - Disinflation, Deflation, and Depression. 11. Optimal Bankrupts - Deadbeats on an International Treadmill. 12. Central Bankers Read Election Returns, not Balance Sheets. 13. Monetary Reform - Where Do the Problems Go When They're Assumed Away? -- Pt. II. The Costs of 100 National Monies. 14. The Money Game and the Level Playing Field. 15. Underground Economies and the Cost of Regulation. 16. Tax Avoidance - A Game for the Rich.
17. Banking on the Wire. 18. Zeros, Swaps, and Options - The Revolution in Finance. 19. The World Market for Stocks and Bonds. 20. Why are Multinational Firms Mostly American? 21. Japan - The First Superstate? 22. China - The 800lb Gorilla. 23. Zlotys, Rubles, and Leks. 24. Transition Economies - Who Lost Russia? 25. Fitting the Pieces Once Again.

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99055593

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Columbia University Libraries