France and the Breakdown of the Bretton Woods International Monetary System

Dominique Simard, Michael Bordo and Eugene White

No 1994/128, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

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Keywords: WP; reserve currency; U.S. dollar; gold standard; gold exchange; monetary policy; United States government; pricing system; Bretton Woods regime; reserve currency country; French government; reserve country; leadership position; deficit country; Reynaud government; price of gold; Gold; International monetary system; Gold reserves; Gold prices; Currencies; Western Europe; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58
Date: 1994-10-01
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