Central bank cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements, 1930-1973 / Gianni Toniolo with the assistance of Piet Clement.
"This book covers the history of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the first-born among the international economic institutions, from its founding in Basel in 1930 to the end of the Bretton Woods system in 1973. While the focus is on cooperation among the main central banks for the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Studies in macroeconomic history.
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| Summary: | "This book covers the history of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the first-born among the international economic institutions, from its founding in Basel in 1930 to the end of the Bretton Woods system in 1973. While the focus is on cooperation among the main central banks for the stability and efficiency of the international monetary system, this book also offers an institutional history of the BIS."--Jacket. "This book covers the history of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the first-born among the international economic institutions, from its founding in Basel in 1930 to the end of the Bretton Woods system in 1973. While the focus is on cooperation among the main central banks for the stability and efficiency of the international monetary system, this book also offers an institutional history of the BIS."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 729 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521845513 9780521845519 |