Reviewing the birth of the modern international financial system since its Bretton Woods roots, Professor Jan Kregel shows that the roots of today’s problems and imbalances were already present from the outset. In “The Clearing Union Principle as the Basis for Regional Financial Arrangements...

This policy brief by Senior Scholar and Program Director Jan Kregel builds on an earlier analysis (Policy Note 2012/6) of JPMorgan Chase and the actions of the "London Whale", and what this episode reveals about the larger risks inherent in the financial system. It is clear that the Dodd-Frank...