| Description |
1 online resource (217 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; v. 5 |
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Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; v. 5
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| Contents |
THE WORLD'S MONEY How it works; Copyright; THE WORLD'S MONEY How it works; Copyright; Preface; Contents; A. How The World's Money Works; Chapter 1. The uses of world money; Chapter 2. How are payments made?; Chapter 3. Why payments are made; Chapter 4. Which currencies are stronger?; Chapter 5. Why exchange rates vary; Chapter 6. The art of avoiding crises; Chapter 7. Why is gold used?; Chapter 8. The gold markets; Chapter 9. Who are the Gnomes?; B. How It Has Worked; Chapter 10. The days of the gold standard; Chapter 11. 1929; Chapter 12. The birth of currency blocs |
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Chapter 13. Bretton Woods and afterC. How It Will Work; Chapter 14. Will 1929 recur?; Chapter 15. Can gold be replaced?; D. How Everything Works; Chapter 16. How the IMF works; Chapter 17. How the World Bank works; Chapter 18. How the new 'World Money' works; Chapter 19. How the City works; Chapter 20. How the eurodollar market works; Chapter 21. How to raise 3,000 million in 24 hours; Chapter 22. How to read the press; Index |
| Summary |
This volume is an extremely readable guide to the world of international finance by two former City Editors of The Times. It is designed for people who want to understand something of the world's financial affairs and learn how to follow jargon on the City pages of newspapers or money programmes on radio and television. Starting with the basic facts, the authors gently guide you through the world's money maze - so that by the time you have reached the last chapter you should be able to understand the newspaper extracts printed at the end of the book. The World's Money aims to answer some of the |
| Notes |
"First published in 1970." Verso |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
International finance.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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International finance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pulay, George, 1923-
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| ISBN |
9781136271441 |
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1136271449 |
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