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A World Safe for Capital

Stephen Wertheim reviews "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism" by Quinn Slobodian, the story of how a small set of neoliberal intellectuals in central Europe laid the foundations for a global economy integrated by the flow of capital.

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Globalization May/June 2019 Review Essay

A World Safe for Capital

Stephen Wertheim reviews "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism" by Quinn Slobodian, the story of how a small set of neoliberal intellectuals in...

Reviewed by Stephen Wertheim

Finance Jan 22, 2018 Snapshot

A New Financial Geopolitics?

After the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, there were wide expectations that the market would respond negatively to his unexpected victory. And yet stock...

Mark Blyth and Sylvia Maxfield

Economics Dec 19, 2017 Snapshot

China and the International Monetary System

China's interest in the IMF's Special Drawing Right says more about the country's national identity than about Beijing's interest in challenging the dollar-led...

Hongying Wang

Chinese banknotes in Beijing, July 2011.

Economics Feb 25, 2016 Snapshot

The IMF’s Next Five Years

The next five years will bring new challenges for the IMF, as the fund struggles to come to terms with a rapidly changing global marketplace and with lending rules...

Robert Kahn

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in Washington, July 2012. Last week, the International Monetary Fund announced that it had reappointed Christine Lagarde to a second five-year term as managing director.

IMF Jul 27, 2015 Snapshot

Out of the Bretton Woods

The creation of the AIIB means that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank now have an Asian counterpart—one that does not subject its loans to the...

Rebecca Liao

Political Economy Jun 30, 2013 Snapshot

Who Will Save Egypt?

Underneath all the anger in Egypt lies a basic fact: The country's economy is in deep trouble. Normally a country in such a bad way would go to the IMF for support....

Marina Ottaway

A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi shouts slogans in front of El-Thadiya presidential palace, June 30, 2013.

Economics September/October 2012 Comment

Why the Euro Will Survive

The euro’s naysayers have it all wrong. True, the continent’s powerhouses have yet to agree on a clear plan to save the common currency, as each one is seeking to...

C. Fred Bergsten

The euro sign landmark is seen at the headquarters (R) of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, September 2, 2013.

Economics January/February 2012 Essay

When Currencies Collapse

Confidence in the dollar and the euro continues to falter, threatening the international monetary system. The world has faced such monetary collapse before: in the...

Barry Eichengreen

Economics - Foreign Affairs

From the Archives: International Institutions

As World War II came to an end, international institutions began to take shape in earnest, and they came to guide discussions of security, legal, and economic issues.

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Bretton Woods January 1945 Essay

Bretton Woods and International Cooperation

Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Monetary Issues January 1945 Essay

The Monetary Fund: Some Criticisms Examined

H. D. White

Monetary Issues - Foreign Affairs

Monetary Issues October 1944 Essay

International Monetary Plans

After Bretton Woods

John H. Williams

Monetary Issues - Foreign Affairs

Monetary Issues January 1944 Essay

World Institutions for Stability and Expansion

Alvin H. Hansen

Monetary Issues - Foreign Affairs

Monetary Issues July 1931 Essay

Constructive Functions of the International Bank

Shepard Morgan

Monetary Issues - Foreign Affairs

Economics July/August 2011 Essay

The Financial Rebalancing Act

Many economists argue that global financial imbalances fueled the recent recession. To prevent future crises, world leaders are trying to even out the balance sheet....

Alan M. Taylor

Economics - Foreign Affairs

Economics Jun 9, 2011 Snapshot

Can the BRICs Take the IMF?

As the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the IMF heats up, emerging markets finally have a shot at the head table. Here's why they might fail to seize it --...

Sebastian Mallaby

Economics - Foreign Affairs

Globalization November/December 2010 Essay

Irresponsible Stakeholders?

A major strategic challenge for the United States in the coming decades will be integrating emerging powers into international institutions. To hold the postwar order...

Stewart Patrick

South Africa - Foreign Affairs

Economics Jul 9, 2010 Snapshot

The G-20’s Dead Ideas

The recent G-20 meeting in Toronto ended with the world's largest economies promising to cut deficit spending. But such a course is unwise and unlikely to lead to...

Mark Blyth and Neil K. Shenai

United States - Foreign Affairs

Economics May/June 2010 Essay

Faulty Basel

Attempting to prevent future financial crises by drafting new global regulations will do more harm than good. If governments adopt the same regulations, they will make...

Marc Levinson

Economics - Foreign Affairs

Economic Development January/February 2010 Review Essay

Banned Aid

As the Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues, the concept of foreign aid is ﬂawed -- not just because corrupt dictators divert aid for nefarious or selﬁsh purposes but...

Reviewed by Jagdish Bhagwati

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