Building Trust in the International Monetary System

The Different Cases of Commodity Money and Fiat Money

Giovanni Battista Pittaluga, Elena Seghezza (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 274 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-78493-5 (ISBN)

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This book presents the evolution of the international monetary system from the gold standard to the monetary system in force today. It adopts a political economy approach, emphasizing the economic and political conditions under which an international monetary system can come into existence and be maintained over time. This approach highlights how the gradual transition in the international context from commodity money to fiat money has been led by the need for greater elasticity of money supply and smooth adjustments. This transition, however, raises the issue of how to guarantee, over time, the value of a money devoid of intrinsic value. By presenting a historical evolution, the book explains how the existence of an international monetary system based on money without intrinsic value can only occur when a particular balance of power exists at the international level that allows for the production of trust in a fiat money. The book is a must-read for scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of economic history and international monetary economics, interested in better understanding the evolution of the international monetary system.

lt;b>Giovanni B. Pittaluga is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at Genoa University (Italy). He has taught Monetary Economics at the Catholic University of Milan (Italy) and the Genoa University. He worked as an economist at the Research Department of Bank of Italy. Pittaluga has published numerous papers and books on monetary economics.
Elena Seghezza is an Associate Professor of Macroeconomics at Genoa University (Italy). She previously worked as an economist at the Department of Economic Affairs of the Italian government and at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She has published several articles on Political Economy.

Introduction - The Main Features of the International Money's Evolution.- Money and the International Monetary System: Origins and Evolution.- The Classic Gold Standard.- The Gold-Exchange Standard, its Collapse, and the Interwar Lack of an International Money.- The Bretton Woods System.- The Dollar Standard.- Critical Issues in the Current International Monetary System and Future Prospects.- Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.07.2022
Reihe/Serie	Frontiers in Economic History
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 274 p. 23 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	413 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Basel accords • Bretton Woods • Commodity Money • dollar standard • domestic money • European Monetary System • Fiat Currency • Financial Crises • fiscal capacity • gold standard • International Currency • International Monetary System • International monetary union • International money • John Maynard Keynes • Monetary innovations • Money Supply • Origins of international money • Triffin hypothesis • White plan
ISBN-10	3-030-78493-2 / 3030784932
ISBN-13	978-3-030-78493-5 / 9783030784935
Zustand	Neuware