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THE BATTLE OF BRETTON WOODS

JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, HARRY DEXTER WHITE AND THE MAKING OF NEW WORLD ORDER

by Benn Steil

United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (1944 : Bretton Woods, N.H.)Monetary policyInternational finance20th centuryHistoryKeynes, john maynard, 1883-1946White, harry dexter, 1892-1948

Steil recounts the meeting at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in July 1944, and particularly the conflict between American Harry Dexter White and English economist John Maynard Keynes.

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