The Future of the Dollar

by Eric Helleiner and Jonathan Kirshner

Book Overview

For half a century, the United States has garnered substantial political and economic benefits as a result of the dollar's de facto role as a global currency. In recent years, however, the dollar's preponderant position in world markets has come under challenge. The dollar has been more volatile than ever against foreign currencies, and various nations have switched to non-dollar instruments in their transactions. China and the Arab Gulf states...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801448255
• ISBN13: 9780801448256
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"