Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. From War Financier to Bankers’ Bank -- Chapter 3. Central Banks under the Gold Standard -- Chapter 4. The Federal Reserve: A Unique Institution -- Chapter 5. From War to War: 1914-1939 -- Chapter 6. Post-war Progress: 1946-1960 -- Chapter 7. The 1960s:...

The global financial crisis requires a global solution. A deep-seated overhaul of the international financial system is needed, but could be frustrated by political wrangling, particularly in the United States, but also in the European Union. Moreover, international coordination is complicated;...