Exorbitant privilege [[electronic resource] ] : the rise and fall of the dollar and the future of the international monetary system / / Barry Eichengreen

• Autore: Eichengreen Barry J
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, NY, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.4/973; 332.4973
• Soggetto topico: Devaluation of currency - United States - History - 21st century; Financial crises - United States - 21st century; Money - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic policy 2009-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Debut; 3 Dominance; 4 Rivalry; 5 Crisis; 6 Monopoly No More; 7 Dollar Crash; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For 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, recen
• Titolo autorizzato: Exorbitant privilege
• ISBN: 1-282-91772-2; 9786612917721; 0-19-978148-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910655305603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II