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Political Economy of Money: Emerging Fiat Monetary Regime
Author(s): George Macesich (Author)
- Publisher: Praeger
- Publication Date: August 30, 1999
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 152 pages
- ISBN-10: 0275965724
- ISBN-13: 9780275965723
Book Description
Since 1971, when the Bretton Woods gold exchange standard ended, the world has been on a fiat monetary regime, with various fiat currencies managed according to the discretion of the issuing country. Inherent in this regime is a basic problem―the ease with which the system lends itself to political manipulation. This study examines the emerging fiat regime in a world of nation states determined to preserve their sovereignty from erosion by the global economy and places this process in its economic, historical, and political perspective.
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About the Author
GEORGE MACESICH is Professor of Economics at Florida State University. He is the author of several books, including The United States in the Changing Global Economy: Policy Implications and Issues (Praeger, 1997) and World Economy at the Crossroads (Praeger, 1997).
