Overview
Essential reading for understanding the international economy-now thoroughly updatedLucid, accessible, and provocative, and now thoroughly updated to cover recent events that have shaken the global economy, Globalizing Capital is an indispensable account of the past 150 years of international monetary and financial history-from the classical gold standard to today's post-Bretton Woods ""nonsystem."" Bringing the story up to the present, this third edition covers the global financial crisis, the Greek bailout, the Euro crisis, the rise of China as a global monetary power, the renewed controversy over the international role of the U.S. dollar, and the currency war. Concise and nontechnical, and with a proven appeal to general readers, students, and specialists alike, Globalizing Capital is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand where the international economy has been-and where it may be going.
Full Product Details
Author: Barry Eichengreen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Edition: 3rd New edition
ISBN: 9780691193908
ISBN 10: 0691193908
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Proves that good economics writing can be fascinating, exciting, illustrative, and still make a compelling point based on thorough analysis. -J. von Hagen, Journal of Economics Succinct and well-written. -Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs Pregnant with implications. -Paul Krugman, Fortune Eichengreen's purpose is to provide a brief history of the international monetary system. In this, he succeeds magnificently. Globalizing Capital will become a classic. -Douglas Irwin, author of Clashing over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy
Proves that good economics writing can be fascinating, exciting, illustrative, and still make a compelling point based on thorough analysis. J. von Hagen, Journal of Economics Eichengreen's purpose is to provide a brief history of the international monetary system. In this, he succeeds magnificently. Globalizing Capital will become a classic. Douglas Irwin, author of Clashing over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy Succinct and well-written. Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs Pregnant with implications. Paul Krugman, Fortune
Proves that good economics writing can be fascinating, exciting, illustrative, and still make a compelling point based on thorough analysis. J. von Hagen, Journal of Economics Succinct and well-written. Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs Pregnant with implications. Paul Krugman, Fortune Eichengreen's purpose is to provide a brief history of the international monetary system. In this, he succeeds magnificently. Globalizing Capital will become a classic. Douglas Irwin, author of Clashing over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy
Author Information
Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the coauthor of How Global Currencies Work: Past, Present, and Future and the author of The European Economy since 1945 (both Princeton).
