The future of global currency : the euro versus the dollar / Benjamin J. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Benjamin J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euro.

Dollar.

International finance.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations.

European Union countries.

United States--Foreign economic relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can the euro challenge the supremacy of the U.S. dollar as a global currency? From the time Europe's joint money was born, many have predicted that it would soon achieve parity with the dollar or possibly even surpass it. In reality, however, the euro has remained firmly planted in the dollar's shadow. The essays collected in this volume explain why. Because of America's external deficits and looming foreign debt, the dollar can never be as dominant as it once was. But Europe's money is unable to mount an effective challenge. The euro suffers from a number of critical structural deficiencie

Contents:

pt. 1. The global currency system

pt. 2. The euro challenge

pt. 3. Glimpses of the future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-84588-7

1-283-15146-4

9786613151469

1-136-84589-5

0-203-83380-5

9780203833803

OCLC:

764571297