God Bless You Joe Stalin: The Man who Saved CapitalismAlgora Publishing, 2006 - 312 pages Stalin has been accused of many things; add to the list his role as the father of modern-day economics. The author traces the evolution of the concept of the Almighty Dollar against the backdrop of the Cold War, demonstrates how individual decisions made |
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Page 9
... high discriminatory tariffs to protect their own industries. The Bretton Woods agreements, devised to break down trade barriers by having the dollar replace gold as the means of exchange , had never been implemented by 9 Introduction.
... high discriminatory tariffs to protect their own industries. The Bretton Woods agreements, devised to break down trade barriers by having the dollar replace gold as the means of exchange , had never been implemented by 9 Introduction.
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... replace gold in international trade , once Germany and Japan had been defeated . On the surface , the meeting would have appeared rather pre- mature , but only if one doubted the final outcome of the war . Since neither President ...
... replace gold in international trade , once Germany and Japan had been defeated . On the surface , the meeting would have appeared rather pre- mature , but only if one doubted the final outcome of the war . Since neither President ...
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... replace gold. What was the gold standard? It was an unofficial, arbitrary measure agreed to by the major industrial nations, which pegged the value of their currency to that of the British pound sterling. In turn, the pound sterling was ...
... replace gold. What was the gold standard? It was an unofficial, arbitrary measure agreed to by the major industrial nations, which pegged the value of their currency to that of the British pound sterling. In turn, the pound sterling was ...
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... replaced by the Young Plan, reducing reparations even further, in a desperate effort to salvage the German economy. During that post-World War I period, the victorious Allies would pretend that their own economies could ignore the drain ...
... replaced by the Young Plan, reducing reparations even further, in a desperate effort to salvage the German economy. During that post-World War I period, the victorious Allies would pretend that their own economies could ignore the drain ...
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... replace gold? From the Golden Calf in the Old Tes- tament to King Midas in mythology, it has been viewed as the ... replacement for gold. One thing was apparent as the two men examined the 17 Chapter 1. Evolution of the Almighty Dollar.
... replace gold? From the Golden Calf in the Old Tes- tament to King Midas in mythology, it has been viewed as the ... replacement for gold. One thing was apparent as the two men examined the 17 Chapter 1. Evolution of the Almighty Dollar.
Contents
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A Different Portrait of Joe Stalin | 59 |
Chapter 4 The Contradictions of State Socialism | 87 |
The Truman Presidency | 95 |
The Eisenhower Presidency | 127 |
The Kennedy Presidency | 165 |
The Nixon Presidency | 209 |
The Presidencies of Ford and Carter | 221 |
The Reagan Presidency | 243 |
The George H W Bush Presidency | 267 |
The Vanished Track | 283 |
Appendix | 297 |
Recommended Readings | 305 |
Index | 309 |
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