Cold, Dollars, and Power: The Politics of International Monetary Relations, 1958-1971
Cold, Dollars, and Power: The Politics of International Monetary Relations, 1958-1971
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冷漠、美元和权力：国际货币关系政治，1958-1971
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2006
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F. Gavin
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I. Jackson;F. Gavin
我们如何理解二战结束以来的国际货币关系政治？弗朗西斯·加文利用美国和欧洲的解密文件，运用经济分析和国际关系理论，对布雷顿森林体系的固定汇率和美元与黄金的可兑换性进行了重新评估。加文证明，与传统观念相反，布雷顿森林体系是一个高度政治化的体系，容易发生危机，需要不断的干预和控制才能继续运作。更重要的是，战后的货币关系并不像人们常说的那样，能缓解政治紧张局势。事实上，全球支付系统的政治化允许各国使用货币强制来实现政治和安全目的，在西方联盟内部引发了深刻的冲突。加文揭示了在冷战的危险时期，这些分歧如何极大地影响了美国的政治和军事战略。
How are we to understand the politics of international monetary relations since the end of World War II? Exploiting declassified documents from both the United States and Europe and employing economic analysis and international relations theory, Francis Gavin offers a reassessment of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates and dollar-gold convertibility. Gavin demonstrates that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, Bretton Woods was a highly politicized system that was prone to crisis and required constant intervention and controls to continue functioning. More importantly, post-war monetary relations were not a salve to political tensions, as is often contended. In fact, the politicization of the global payments system allowed nations to use monetary coercion to achieve political and security ends, causing deep conflicts within the Western Alliance. Gavin reveals how these rifts dramatically affected US political and military strategy during a dangerous period of the Cold War.