1st Edition

Exchange Rate Chaos 25 Years of Finance and Consumer Democracy

By Charles R. Geisst Copyright 1995
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The Bretton Woods system ensured a quarter of a century of relative stability on the world's financial markets. The quarter of a century which has followed has brought financial chaos and excessive financial volatility. Exchange Rate Chaos: 25 Years of Financial and Consumer Democracy describes and compares US and British financial history during this period. It highlights: * similarites in... Read more
INTRODUCTION 1 THE SYSTEM DISSOLVES 2 EMERGING CRISES 39 3 RESPONDING TO INFLATION 4 RISING INSTITUTIONALISM 5 BANKING REFORMS ON BOTH SIDES 6 BIG BANG AND BEYOND 7 BANKING REFORM AGAIN, CONCLUSION

Biography

Geisst, Charles R.