Bretton Woods Ii

Old Mistakes Die Hard

James K. Galbraith | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


James K. Galbraith

I'm tempted to say that the US is plainly unable to cope with the economic crisis in a serious way. So long as economic thinking is mired in a world that disappeared with the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, we're stuck.

A Possible Bretton Woods III

Forbes | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business


Although we are not (yet) witnessing a U.S. dollar crisis, the Bretton Woods II system is still at the center of the debates on the origins of this cr...

Friday Talking Points [55] -- "Bretton Woods II"? Not Quite.

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...

Bretton Woods II

Vince Farrell | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business


Vince Farrell

A crisis in the U.S. is a worldwide crisis. Only the dollar has a large enough global presence and a measure of trust to be used as the "reserve" currency for the world.