| Description |
1 online resource ([xxix], 356 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The initiative for policy dialogue at Columbia |
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Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia (Series)
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| Contents |
Contemporary reform of global financial governance : implications of and lessons from the past / Eric Helleiner -- Global liquidity and financial flows to developing countries : new trends in emerging markets and their implications / C.P. Chandrasekhar -- The global financial and economic crisis and its impact on development / Jomo Kwame Sundaram -- The unnatural coupling : food and global finance / Jayati Ghosh -- Policy responses to the global financial crisis : key issues for developing countries / Yılmaz Akyüz -- Reforming financial regulation : what needs to be done / Jane D'Arista and Stephany Griffith-Jones -- The Basel 2 agenda for 2009 : progress so far / Andrew Cornford -- Should financial flows be regulated? Yes / Gerald Epstein -- Financial services, the WTO and initiatives for global financial reform / Chakravarthi Raghavan -- Cross-border tax evasion and Bretton Woods II / David Spencer -- Learning from the crisis : is there a model for global banking? / C.P. Chandrasekhar -- The report of the Commission of Experts on Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System and its economic rationale / Jan Kregel -- Special drawing rights and the reform of the global reserve system / José Antonio Ocampo |
| Summary |
The 1944 Bretton Woods conference created new institutions for international economic governance. Though flawed, the system led to, a golden age in postwar reconstruction, sustained economic growth, job creation, and postcolonial development. Yet financial liberalization since the 1970s has involved deregulation and globalization, which have exacerbated instability, rather than sustained growth. In addition, the failure of Bretton Woods to provide a reserve currency enabled the dollar to fill the void, which has contributed to periodic, massive U.S. trade deficits |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International finance -- Government policy
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Economic development -- Developing countries
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Financial crises -- Prevention
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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Economic development
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Financial crises -- Prevention
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International finance -- Government policy
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Developing countries
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jomo K. S. (Jomo Kwame Sundaram)
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| ISBN |
9780231527279 |
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0231527276 |
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