Dollar Dominance Rise

Gideon Fairchild

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Summary

Dollar Dominance Rise explores how the U.S. dollar ascended to become the world's primary reserve currency, focusing on the pivotal Bretton Woods Agreement. This book examines the economic, political, and historical factors that solidified the dollar's dominance in global finance. The narrative begins before Bretton Woods, detailing the gold standard's limitations, such as the challenges of fixed exchange rates during economic shocks.

One key insight is how the agreement, intended to stabilize international finance, inadvertently cemented U.S. dollar dominance due to America's economic strength and strategic policy decisions. The book meticulously recounts the negotiations that established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. It then analyzes the Bretton Woods system's operation, highlighting the dollar's role as an anchor currency convertible to gold.

The unraveling of this system in the late 1960s and early 1970s, culminating in Nixon's suspension of dollar-gold convertibility, marks a crucial turning point described in detail. Despite this collapse, the dollar has largely maintained its dominance, a phenomenon explored in the book's later chapters.

Using archival documents and statistical data, Dollar Dominance Rise bridges economics, political science, and history to reveal how international monetary policy is shaped by national interests and global power dynamics. It offers a comprehensive analysis valuable to students, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of the international monetary system and the U.S. Dollar's lasting impact on World History and Economic History.

Available since: 02/26/2025.

Print length: 67 pages.

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