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Th world dollar standard greatly facilitates international exchange. Since the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1945, the dollar has been the key currency for clearin

This book renews the Marxian theory of the general equivalent by highlighting the contradiction between the social functions of money (unit of account, means of

The two most topical issues in current financial markets deal with the causes of the recent financial crisis and the means to prevent future crises. This book a

This book analyses how financial elites in key dollar-holding emerging markets perceive the contest between the euro and the dollar for global currency status.

A penetrating account of how unchecked capital mobility is damaging international cooperation, polarizing the economic landscape, and ultimately reshaping the g