The Bretton Woods Agreements: Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents

by Ian Shapiro

Commentaries by top scholars alongside the most important documents and speeches concerning the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944

The two world wars brought an end to a long-standing system of international commerce based on the gold standard. After the First World War, the weaknesses in the gold standard contributed to hyperinflation, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, and ultimately World War II. The Bretton Woods Conference...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300236794
• ISBN13: 9780300236798
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.2"