Overview
- Studies the evolution of the international monetary system
- Provides a theoretical foundation for the analysis of the evolution of the international monetary system
- Explains how domestic money can turn into international money
Part of the book series: Frontiers in Economic History (FEH)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Keywords
- International monetary system
- International money
- Domestic money
- Gold standard
- Bretton Woods
- Money supply
- Fiat currency
- Commodity money
- International currency
- Monetary innovations
- John Maynard Keynes
- Origins of international money
- Fiscal capacity
- International monetary union
- White plan
- Triffin hypothesis
- Dollar standard
- Financial crises
- Basel accords
- European Monetary System
About this book
The book is a must-read for scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of economic history and international monetary economics, interested in better understanding the evolution of the international monetary system.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Elena Seghezza is an Associate Professor of Macroeconomics at Genoa University (Italy). She previously worked as an economist at the Department of Economic Affairs of the Italian government and at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She has published several articles on Political Economy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Building Trust in the International Monetary System
Book Subtitle: The Different Cases of Commodity Money and Fiat Money
Authors: Giovanni Battista Pittaluga, Elena Seghezza
Series Title: Frontiers in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78491-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78490-4Published: 16 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78493-5Published: 17 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-78491-1Published: 15 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-9771
Series E-ISSN: 2662-978X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 274
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic History, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Political Economy/Economic Systems, International Economics, Political History