02388nam 2200505Ia 450 991065530560332120210308191403.01-282-91772-297866129177210-19-978148-6(CKB)2670000000069091(EBL)618604(OCoLC)694088035(MiAaPQ)EBC618604(EXLCZ)99267000000006909120100429d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Exorbitant privilege[electronic resource] the rise and fall of the dollar and the future of the international monetary system /Barry EichengreenOxford ;New York, NY Oxford University Press20101 online resource (224 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-993109-7 0-19-975378-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Debut; 3 Dominance; 4 Rivalry; 5 Crisis; 6 Monopoly No More; 7 Dollar Crash; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; IndexFor more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors, governments and central banks alike. Nearly three-quarters of all 100 bills circulate outside the United States. The dollar holdings of the Chinese government alone come to more than 1,000 per Chinese resident. This dependence on dollars, by banks, corporations and governments around the world, is a source of strength for the United States. It is, as a critic of U.S. policies once put it, America's ""exorbitant privilege."" However, recenDevaluation of currencyUnited StatesHistory21st centuryFinancial crisesUnited States21st centuryMoneyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesEconomic policy2009-Electronic books.Devaluation of currencyHistoryFinancial crisesMoneyHistory332.4/973332.4973Eichengreen Barry J318418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910655305603321Exorbitant privilege2813887UNINA