02711nam 2200493 450 991079399490332120191125151238.01-5017-4519-010.7591/9781501745195(CKB)4100000009147511(DE-B1597)534039(OCoLC)1125113966(DE-B1597)9781501745195(Au-PeEL)EBL5965159(MiAaPQ)EBC5965159(EXLCZ)99410000000914751120191125d1983 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierClosing the gold window domestic politics and the end of Bretton Woods /Joanne GowaIthaca, New York ;London :Cornell University Press,[1983]©19831 online resource (211 pages)Cornell studies in political economy0-8014-1622-1 Front matter --Contents --Preface /Gowa, Joanne --I. Introduction --2. The Bretton Woods Regime and the United States --3. The Influence of Consensus --4. The Role of Structure and Process --5. The President, Policy Implementation, and the Short Road to Camp David --6. The Camp David Meeting --7. Conclusion --Appendix: Interviews --Bibliography --IndexOn August 15, 1971, President Nixon announced that the United States would no longer convert dollars into gold or other primary reserve assets, effectively ending the Bretton Woods regime that had governed post-World War II international monetary relations. Complementing earlier works that emphasize international political and economic factors, Joanne Gowa's book examines the ways in which domestic influences contributed to this crucial action. In Closing the Gold Window, she argues that the mid-1971 decision was the consequence, in part, of the high priority Nixon administration officials assigned to maintaining U.S. freedom of action at home and abroad. She also maintains that the organization of the U.S. government for the conduct of international monetary policy played a role in the decision that ended the Bretton Woods regime.Cornell studies in political economy.Gold standardUnited StatesForeign economic relationsCase studiesUnited StatesPolitics and government1969-1974Gold standard.332.4222Gowa Joanne S.1034568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793994903321Closing the gold window3844635UNINA