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Drawing on prominent contributions by economists to the debate on international monetary reform, this book provides an historical perspective on the plans, schemes and ideas on the international financial system.

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A Qualitative Framework Economists´ Initial Reactions to the Demise of the Bretton Woods System Controversy Over Choice of Exchange Rate Regime Choice of Capital Account Regime: When to Liberalize? International Financial Crises: Ideas and Policies The IMF: Post-Bretton Woods Era Functions and Reform Issues Currency Consolidation and Currency Unions Epilogue

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ANTHONY ENDRES is Associate Professor at The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand.

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