Overview
- First thorough independent archival study of IMF history, the outcome of collective work on the archival records of the IMF and member countries
- A unique study of multilateral views of the member countries on IMF policy including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
- Refers to international market function, banking activities and international organizations in relation to IMF history
Part of the book series: Studies in Economic History (SEH)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Foundation and Development of the IMF
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IMF in Relation to National Economies and International Organizations
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About this book
This book describes the history of the IMF from its birth, through the Bretton Woods era, and in the aftermath. Special attention is paid to integrating IMF history with the macro-economic policies of member countries and of other international institutions as well. This collection of work presents a clear understanding, inter alia, of the influence of the United States over IMF policy via the National Advisory Committee; the dealings of the IMF with the UK on pound sterling policy; the institutional change of the IMF brought about by Per Jacobsson, the third managing director; and France, Italy, Germany, Canada, and Japan vis-à -vis IMF consultations. It also provides the reader with topics concerning the bankers’ acceptance market function and international liquidity issues in relation to IMF policy; the final chapter sheds light on the long-standing relations between the IMF and China, from the Bretton Woods Agreement to the contemporary period. All the chapters are archive-based academic studies providing deep insights with historical background, which makes this book the first thoroughly independent achievement in the field of IMF history. This book is highly recommended to readers interested in contemporary monetary and financial history and those who seek to obtain a coherent image of postwar international institutions and markets.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: History of the IMF
Book Subtitle: Organization, Policy, and Market
Editors: Kazuhiko Yago, Yoshio Asai, Masanao Itoh
Series Title: Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55351-9
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55350-2Published: 29 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56260-3Published: 18 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55351-9Published: 10 June 2015
Series ISSN: 2364-1797
Series E-ISSN: 2364-1800
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 324
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic History, Public Economics, Finance, general, International Relations, International Political Economy