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Author:   George Pulay ,  William. M. Clarke
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780415538039

ISBN 10:   0415538033
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   25 May 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Part A: How the World’s Money Works 1. The uses of world money 2. How are payments made? 3. Why payments are made 4. Which currencies are stronger? 5. Why exchange rates vary 6. The art of avoiding crises 7.Why is gold used? 8. The gold markets 9. Who are the gnomes? Part B: How It Has Worked 10. The days of the gold standard 11. 1929 12. The birth of currency blocs 13. Bretton Woods and after Part C: How It Will Work 14. Will 1929 recur? 15. Can gold be replaced? Part D: How Everything Works 16. How the IMF works 17. How the World Bank works 18. How the new ‘World Money’ works 19. How the City works 20. How the eurodollar market works 21. How to raise $3,000 million in 24 hours 22. How to read the press. Index.

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'There is a lot that is fascinating in the book...an index giving samples of the financial journalism of the day...It is all very evocative of an era.' Financial World

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