Creating the European monetary union between diverse and unequal nation states is arguably one of the biggest social experiments in history. This book offers an

Creating the European monetary union between diverse and unequal nation states is arguably one of the biggest social experiments in history. This book offers an

"Gavin demonstrates that Bretton Woods was in fact a highly politicized system that was prone to crisis and required constant intervention and controls to conti

The financial crisis – originated in 2008 in the United States – had a dramatic impact on the world economy. The European Union was immediately involved, bu

Central banks are among the most powerful government economic institutions in the world. This volume explores the economic and political contours of the struggl