Closing the gold window : domestic politics and the end of Bretton Woods / Joanne Gowa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gowa, Joanne S., author.

Series:

Cornell studies in political economy.

Cornell studies in political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gold standard.

United States--Foreign economic relations--Case studies.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York ; London : Cornell University Press, [1983]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

On August 15, 1971, President Nixon announced that the United States would no longer convert dollars into gold or other primary reserve assets, effectively ending the Bretton Woods regime that had governed post-World War II international monetary relations. Complementing earlier works that emphasize international political and economic factors, Joanne Gowa's book examines the ways in which domestic influences contributed to this crucial action. In Closing the Gold Window, she argues that the mid-1971 decision was the consequence, in part, of the high priority Nixon administration officials assigned to maintaining U.S. freedom of action at home and abroad. She also maintains that the organization of the U.S. government for the conduct of international monetary policy played a role in the decision that ended the Bretton Woods regime.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface / Gowa, Joanne

I. Introduction

2. The Bretton Woods Regime and the United States

3. The Influence of Consensus

4. The Role of Structure and Process

5. The President, Policy Implementation, and the Short Road to Camp David

6. The Camp David Meeting

7. Conclusion

Appendix: Interviews

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5017-4519-0

OCLC:

1125113966