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The Resource The United States and the global economy : from Bretton Woods to the current crisis, Frederick S. Weaver, (electronic resource)

The United States and the global economy : from Bretton Woods to the current crisis, Frederick S. Weaver, (electronic resource)

Creator
Summary
In The United States and the Global Economy, Frederick S. Weaver gives readers a concise introduction to the patterns of change in international financial and trade regimes since World War II in order to deepen their understand
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 175 pages)
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.The Twentieth-Century Quest for a Stable International Economy
  • Setting the Stage: The United States and the International Economy before 1944
  • The Era of Heroic Adventures
  • Retreat from the International Economy---Fascist Europe and Soviet Russia
  • Retreat from the International Economy---Semi-industrialized Nations
  • Retreat from International Involvement---Industrialized Democracies
  • The Bretton Woods Conference: A Framework for the International Economy
  • The Gold Standard
  • Flexible Exchange Rates
  • The Dollar Exchange Standard
  • The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
  • The European Economic Community
  • 2.The U.S. Domestic Economy and the International Scene, 1945 to 1970s
  • Uneven Beginnings
  • The Structure of Modern Times in the 1950s and 1960s
  • The Core Sector
  • The Competitive Sector
  • The Public Sector
  • The Cold War and the Development Project
  • The New Transnational Corporation
  • 3.U.S. Political Shifts and beyond Bretton Woods, 1970s to 1980s
  • Bretton Woods Success
  • Political Changes in the United States
  • International Competition and the Collapse of the Dollar Exchange Standard
  • Two Consequences of the Demise of Bretton Woods
  • The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • The Third World Nations' Debt Crisis
  • The Beginnings of the Socialist World's Entry into the Global Capitalist Economy
  • Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union
  • Travails in China
  • 4.The New International Economy and the Dissolution of U.S. Modern Times, 1970s to 1990s
  • Internal Strains of U.S. Modern Times
  • Changing Capital-Capital Relationships
  • The New International Economy
  • Deregulation of the U.S. Economy
  • The Newest Transnational Corporation
  • Changing Capital-Labor Relationships
  • Public Sector-Citizen Relationships
  • 5.The Triumph of Free-Market Global Capitalism, 1990s to 2007
  • New Dynamics in U.S. Markets
  • The Inflation-Unemployment Tradeoff
  • Consuming More Than We Produce
  • Effectiveness of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
  • The Distribution of Income
  • Neoliberalism in Action
  • Reconfiguration of the Soviet Union
  • The World Trade Organization
  • Adios to the Development Project
  • The Quandary of Trading Blocs and the Entry of New Trading Partners
  • Trading Blocs: Contradictory or Consistent?
  • New Trading Partners
  • Less Than Success
  • 6.The Twenty-First-Century Quest for a Stable International Economy
  • Currency Speculation
  • Questions about the IMF
  • The U.S. Financial Crisis
  • Political Responses to the Crisis in the United States
  • The Global Reach of the Great Recession
  • Europe and the Race to the Bottom
  • Asia and Elsewhere in the Race from the Bottom
Isbn
9781442208902
Instance
Label
The United States and the global economy : from Bretton Woods to the current crisis
Title
The United States and the global economy
Title remainder
from Bretton Woods to the current crisis
Statement of responsibility
Frederick S. Weaver
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In The United States and the Global Economy, Frederick S. Weaver gives readers a concise introduction to the patterns of change in international financial and trade regimes since World War II in order to deepen their understand
Cataloging source
YDXCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1939-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Weaver, Frederick Stirton
Index
index present
LC call number
HF1455
LC item number
.W3174 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Business
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • Commerce
  • Economic history
  • Economic policy
  • International economic relations
Label
The United States and the global economy : from Bretton Woods to the current crisis, Frederick S. Weaver, (electronic resource)
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Twentieth-Century Quest for a Stable International Economy -- Setting the Stage: The United States and the International Economy before 1944 -- The Era of Heroic Adventures -- Retreat from the International Economy---Fascist Europe and Soviet Russia -- Retreat from the International Economy---Semi-industrialized Nations -- Retreat from International Involvement---Industrialized Democracies -- The Bretton Woods Conference: A Framework for the International Economy -- The Gold Standard -- Flexible Exchange Rates -- The Dollar Exchange Standard -- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank -- The European Economic Community -- 2.The U.S. Domestic Economy and the International Scene, 1945 to 1970s -- Uneven Beginnings -- The Structure of Modern Times in the 1950s and 1960s -- The Core Sector -- The Competitive Sector -- The Public Sector -- The Cold War and the Development Project -- The New Transnational Corporation -- 3.U.S. Political Shifts and beyond Bretton Woods, 1970s to 1980s -- Bretton Woods Success -- Political Changes in the United States -- International Competition and the Collapse of the Dollar Exchange Standard -- Two Consequences of the Demise of Bretton Woods -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -- The Third World Nations' Debt Crisis -- The Beginnings of the Socialist World's Entry into the Global Capitalist Economy -- Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union -- Travails in China -- 4.The New International Economy and the Dissolution of U.S. Modern Times, 1970s to 1990s -- Internal Strains of U.S. Modern Times -- Changing Capital-Capital Relationships -- The New International Economy -- Deregulation of the U.S. Economy -- The Newest Transnational Corporation -- Changing Capital-Labor Relationships -- Public Sector-Citizen Relationships -- 5.The Triumph of Free-Market Global Capitalism, 1990s to 2007 -- New Dynamics in U.S. Markets -- The Inflation-Unemployment Tradeoff -- Consuming More Than We Produce -- Effectiveness of Fiscal and Monetary Policy -- The Distribution of Income -- Neoliberalism in Action -- Reconfiguration of the Soviet Union -- The World Trade Organization -- Adios to the Development Project -- The Quandary of Trading Blocs and the Entry of New Trading Partners -- Trading Blocs: Contradictory or Consistent? -- New Trading Partners -- Less Than Success -- 6.The Twenty-First-Century Quest for a Stable International Economy -- Currency Speculation -- Questions about the IMF -- The U.S. Financial Crisis -- Political Responses to the Crisis in the United States -- The Global Reach of the Great Recession -- Europe and the Race to the Bottom -- Asia and Elsewhere in the Race from the Bottom
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 175 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781442208902
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
9786613283733
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
328373
System control number
  • (OCoLC)761369109
  • (OCoLC)ocn761369109
Label
The United States and the global economy : from Bretton Woods to the current crisis, Frederick S. Weaver, (electronic resource)
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Twentieth-Century Quest for a Stable International Economy -- Setting the Stage: The United States and the International Economy before 1944 -- The Era of Heroic Adventures -- Retreat from the International Economy---Fascist Europe and Soviet Russia -- Retreat from the International Economy---Semi-industrialized Nations -- Retreat from International Involvement---Industrialized Democracies -- The Bretton Woods Conference: A Framework for the International Economy -- The Gold Standard -- Flexible Exchange Rates -- The Dollar Exchange Standard -- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank -- The European Economic Community -- 2.The U.S. Domestic Economy and the International Scene, 1945 to 1970s -- Uneven Beginnings -- The Structure of Modern Times in the 1950s and 1960s -- The Core Sector -- The Competitive Sector -- The Public Sector -- The Cold War and the Development Project -- The New Transnational Corporation -- 3.U.S. Political Shifts and beyond Bretton Woods, 1970s to 1980s -- Bretton Woods Success -- Political Changes in the United States -- International Competition and the Collapse of the Dollar Exchange Standard -- Two Consequences of the Demise of Bretton Woods -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -- The Third World Nations' Debt Crisis -- The Beginnings of the Socialist World's Entry into the Global Capitalist Economy -- Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union -- Travails in China -- 4.The New International Economy and the Dissolution of U.S. Modern Times, 1970s to 1990s -- Internal Strains of U.S. Modern Times -- Changing Capital-Capital Relationships -- The New International Economy -- Deregulation of the U.S. Economy -- The Newest Transnational Corporation -- Changing Capital-Labor Relationships -- Public Sector-Citizen Relationships -- 5.The Triumph of Free-Market Global Capitalism, 1990s to 2007 -- New Dynamics in U.S. Markets -- The Inflation-Unemployment Tradeoff -- Consuming More Than We Produce -- Effectiveness of Fiscal and Monetary Policy -- The Distribution of Income -- Neoliberalism in Action -- Reconfiguration of the Soviet Union -- The World Trade Organization -- Adios to the Development Project -- The Quandary of Trading Blocs and the Entry of New Trading Partners -- Trading Blocs: Contradictory or Consistent? -- New Trading Partners -- Less Than Success -- 6.The Twenty-First-Century Quest for a Stable International Economy -- Currency Speculation -- Questions about the IMF -- The U.S. Financial Crisis -- Political Responses to the Crisis in the United States -- The Global Reach of the Great Recession -- Europe and the Race to the Bottom -- Asia and Elsewhere in the Race from the Bottom
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 175 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781442208902
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
9786613283733
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
328373
System control number
  • (OCoLC)761369109
  • (OCoLC)ocn761369109

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