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Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System | Part 2
Reading Group
Location:
Online
Type:
Other
YSI Presenters
Description
In this book, Perry Mehrling traces the evolution of Charles P. Kindleberger's thinking in the context of a 'key-currency' approach to the rise of the dollar system, here revealed as the indispensable framework for global economic development since World War II.
In this second session we will discuss:
Part II: International Economist, 1948-1976
Ch. 5 Tech
Ch. 6 The Dollar System
Ch. 7 Among Economists
Hosted by Working Group(s):
Attendees
Larissa de Lima
Asgeir B. Torfason
Mathew Harris
Marc Knight
Marián Suchánek
Simon Schairer
alison touhey
Nupur Temani
Farwa Naqvi
Nepeti Nicanor
Nepeti Nicanor
Jay Pocklington
Nicolás Aguila
Claudio Ferri
Mateusz Urban
Jim Bramlett
Renan Ferreira de Araujo
Nathalie Marins
Rok Piletic
Win Monroe
Alex Howlett
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