Essays on International Money
Contents: I. International money: an overview and findings: 1. Sterling as international money. 2. Behaviour of British BOPs during 1820-1913. 3. End of the Dollar hegemony. 4. Behaviour of US exports, imports and trade balance during 1820-1913. 5. International liquidity crisis in the Third World. 6. The problem of international liquidity after collapse of the Bretton woods: an empirical analysis. 7. Entry of rouble in the international monetary system. 8. U.S.S.R. and socialist economic integration in perestroika. 9. Problems and prospects of maastricht treaty: its impact on India and other LIEs. 10. Regional trading blocs and international money. 11. Analytical framework of global monetary policy. II. International money: some case studies of selected countries: 12. Monetary co-operation of SAARC: a plan for a single currency. 13. The convergence criteria towards the Euro: an analysis. 14. W.T.O.,Regional economic integration and India. 15. Imperialism and W.T.O.: a view from labour standard and environment. 16. Exchange rate policy, IMF and the developing countries. 17. Characteristics of macro-economics and exchange rate regimes in India. 18. Behaviour of US $ per ECU exchange rate during 1978-97. Index.
"The book "Essays on International Money" has endeavoured to explore the analytical framework of genesis of international money. The essence of international liquidity problem, which is closely linked with international monetary system, trade and finance, is the focal theme of this book. It also highlights the breakdown of the socialist CMEA bloc, collapse of the Bretton Woods, emerging capitalists’ regional blocs along with third Bretton Woods (W.T.O.) which produced instability in the world monetary system with anchorless world money.
"This book will be helpful to graduate and post-graduate students and research scholars. It will also guide the policy-makers in case of decision-making in monetary economics." (jacket)
