The birth and early life of the Canadian dollar -- The floating rate of the interwar years -- The short-lived commitment to Bretton Woods -- From fixed back to floating again: 1962-1985 -- The exchange rate regime in the free trade debate -- The neoliberal case for NAMU and its reception -- US politics and the Canadian NAMU debate -- Quebec sovereigntists in the NAMU debate
Summary
"Eric Helleiner provides a detailed exploration of the politics underlying Canada's recent debate over the merits of monetary union with the United States. Comparing the US Federal Reserve and the European Monetary Union, he argues that Canada would exercise far less influence within a North American monetary union than individual countries do within the European community. He also analyses the seemingly paradoxical support of Quebec sovereignists for free trade and monetary union."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) and index
