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The New International Money Game

  • Robert Z. Aliber
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction
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      Pages 1-7

  3. A System Is How the Pieces Fit

    1. A System Is How the Pieces Fit
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      Pages 8-16

  4. The Name of the Game Is Money — But the Disputes Are about Where the Jobs Are

    1. The Name of the Game Is Money — But the Disputes Are about Where the Jobs Are
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      Pages 17-32

  5. International Monetary Arrangements, Money, and Politics

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 33-33
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    2. Gold — How Much Is a ‘Barbarous Relic’ Worth?
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      Pages 35-50
    3. The Gnomes of Zurich Play in the Largest Market in the World
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      Pages 51-64
    4. The Greatest Monetary Agreement in History
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      Pages 65-81
    5. Radio Luxembourg and the Eurodollar Market Are Both Offshore Stations
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      Pages 82-91
    6. The Dollar and Coca-Cola Are Both Brand Names
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      Pages 92-104
    7. They Invented Money So They Could Have Inflation
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      Pages 105-117
    8. Global Imbalances and the Persistent US Trade Deficit
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      Pages 118-133
    9. Five Asset Price Bubbles in 30 Years — A New World Record
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      Pages 134-156
    10. A New World Record — Four Financial Crises in 25 Years
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      Pages 157-177
    11. Central Bankers Read Election Returns, Not Balance Sheets
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      Pages 178-188
    12. Monetary Reform — Where Do the Problems Go When Assumed To Have Been Solved?
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      Pages 189-202

  6. The Cost of 100 National Monies

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 203-203
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    2. Globalization 1.0 — The Silk Road to Asia and the Salt Caravans across the Sahara
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      Pages 205-218
    3. Taxation, Regulation, and the Level Playing Field
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      Pages 219-235
    4. Banking on the Wire
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      Pages 236-249
    5. The Reverend Thomas Malthus, the OPEC Cartel, and the Price of Energy from 1800 to 2100
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      Pages 250-259
    6. The World Market for Bonds and Stocks
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      Pages 260-267
    7. MBSs, ABSs, CMOs, CDOs, Zeros, Swaps, Options, and Credit Default Swaps — The Revolution in Finance
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      Pages 268-281
    8. Why Are Multinational Firms Mostly American?
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      Pages 282-299
    9. Japan — The First Superstate
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      Pages 300-313
    10. China — The 800-Pound Gorilla
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      Pages 314-324
    11. From Marxist Command Economies to Market Capitalism
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      Pages 325-336
    12. Fitting the Pieces Together Once Again
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      Pages 337-344
  7. Back Matter
    Pages 345-355
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About this book

Introduction

The International Money Game has been fully rewritten to take account of changes in the world economy. It provides a comprehensive overview of international financial developments, including both the structure of payments arrangements and the series of credit and asset bubbles as well as financial crises.

Keywords

banking China Global economy globalization Inflation international finance Japan money

Authors and affiliations

  • Robert Z. Aliber
    • 1
  1. 1.Booth Graduate School of BusinessUniversity of ChicagoUSA

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