Monetary and Exchange Rate Systems: A Global View of Financial Crises

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Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi
Edward Elgar Publishing, Jan 1, 2006 - Business & Economics - 267 pages
Combining critical perspectives with a positive contribution to economic policy, both national and international, this book considers the causes and consequences of recent financial crises presenting cutting-edge material.
 

Contents

1 International Financial Instability in a World of Currencies Hierarchy
3
2 Dollarization and the Hegemonic Status of the US Dollar
22
Financial Systems and Instability
38
The Long Road Ahead
63
5 Does Financial Liberalization Affect the Distribution of Income between Wages and Profits?
83
The PostWashington Consensus Agenda
106
An Assessment
127
8 Is There a Role for Capital Controls?
140
9 Liberalization or Regulating International Capital Flows?
167
10 CrossBorder Transactions and Exchange Rate Stability
191
Theoretical and Pragmatic Considerations
210
12 Exchange Rate Arrangements and EU Enlargement
232
Index
255
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