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4 The First Global Currency
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Barry Eichengreen
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- 1 Introduction 1
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Part I. What Came Before
- 2 Aristotelian Beginnings 23
- 3 Renaissance of Credit 49
- 4 The First Global Currency 71
- 5 Fiat Lux 84
- 6 The World’s Banker 96
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Part II. The Dollar’s World, and We Only Live in It
- 7 Engineering an International Currency 127
- 8 Dollar Dominance 153
- 9 Meet the New Boss 178
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Part III. What Comes Next
- 10 Outside Options 205
- 11 Our Currency, Our Problem 224
- Acknowledgments 243
- Notes 245
- References 291
- Index 323
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- 1 Introduction 1
-
Part I. What Came Before
- 2 Aristotelian Beginnings 23
- 3 Renaissance of Credit 49
- 4 The First Global Currency 71
- 5 Fiat Lux 84
- 6 The World’s Banker 96
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Part II. The Dollar’s World, and We Only Live in It
- 7 Engineering an International Currency 127
- 8 Dollar Dominance 153
- 9 Meet the New Boss 178
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Part III. What Comes Next
- 10 Outside Options 205
- 11 Our Currency, Our Problem 224
- Acknowledgments 243
- Notes 245
- References 291
- Index 323