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Money on the Move
Robert Solomon
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Description for Money on the Move
Hardcover. Beginning with the spectacular rise and subsequent decline of the foreign exchange value of the US dollar in the 1980s, this book covers the debt crisis of developing countries in the 1980s. It also explores the shift from central planning to market economies in many countries in the 1990s. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
The international monetary system has changed radically in the last twenty years. Capital, information, goods, and services move around the globe with unprecedented ease. Countries from the former communist bloc have joined the system. Europe is on the verge of monetary union. Financial crises in East Asia and Mexico have rocked the world economy. In this book, Robert Solomon--author of the definitive history of the monetary order between 1945 and 1981--presents the first comprehensive history of these and other aspects of this revolution in international finance. Authoritative, accessible, and elegantly written, the book will be indispensable for anyone who wishes ... Read more
The international monetary system has changed radically in the last twenty years. Capital, information, goods, and services move around the globe with unprecedented ease. Countries from the former communist bloc have joined the system. Europe is on the verge of monetary union. Financial crises in East Asia and Mexico have rocked the world economy. In this book, Robert Solomon--author of the definitive history of the monetary order between 1945 and 1981--presents the first comprehensive history of these and other aspects of this revolution in international finance. Authoritative, accessible, and elegantly written, the book will be indispensable for anyone who wishes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691004440
SKU
V9780691004440
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About Robert Solomon
Robert Solomon, a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution, was for many years the chief international economist at the Federal Reserve Board. He is the author of the classic books The International Monetary System, 1945-1981 (Harper and Row) and The Transformation of the World Economy (Macmillan and St. Martin's Press). He is the publisher of International Economic Letter, a monthly ... Read more
Reviews for Money on the Move
"Solomon ... does a credible job of explaining the rise of the U.S. dollar and its fall by the mid-1980's... Of particular note is the chronology of economic events since 1980."
Library Journal "Money on the Move is an excellent, erudite addition to the literature on modern financial history."
Bimal Prodhan, The Times Higher Education Supplement "Solomon's writing is both eminently accessible ... Read more
Library Journal "Money on the Move is an excellent, erudite addition to the literature on modern financial history."
Bimal Prodhan, The Times Higher Education Supplement "Solomon's writing is both eminently accessible ... Read more