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A brief history of the international monetary system since Bretton Woods

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  • José Antonio Ocampo

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This paper provides a historical background to contemporary debates on the international monetary system: their genesis, similarities, and differences of problems it has faced at different times.

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  • José Antonio Ocampo, 2016. "A brief history of the international monetary system since Bretton Woods," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-97, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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