many significant countries. This will require greater coordination of macroeconomic policy across the world's major …

his intellectual journey. Today we are in the midst of a similar crisis, one in which the regime that led the world … economy in the twentieth century--that of the United States--is ending. Temin and Vines show how America emerged from World …. Fixed exchange rates in Europe and Asia have exacerbated the problem. The Leaderless Economy provides a blueprint for how …

Preface -- The world economy is broken -- The British century and the Great Depression -- Keynes from the Macmillan … committee to Bretton Woods -- The American century and the global financial crisis -- Restoring international balance in Europe … -- Restoring international balance in the world -- Using theory to learn from history -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index …