Two years ago, the Guido Carli Association, in collaboration with the Aspen Institute Italia, charged a group of distinguished economists to examine the problems created by the unsatisfactory functioning of the International Monetary System. The two resulting conferences were sponsored by the...

The purpose of this paper is to put the future of the US dollar into a logical framework which comprises the global development mechanism. Two models of growth collide: the US 'locomotive,' based on the international use of the dollar, and which requires exogenous pushes coming permanently from...

Chapter 1. Introduction (Paolo Savona) -- Chapter 2. Economics and money: political and epistemological perspectives of connecting and fault lines. A fil rouge from Keynes to digitization (Rainer Stefano Masera) -- Chapter 3. The Great Repricing: Central Banks and the World Economy (Mervyn...

The recession under way in the European Union and the threat of deflation have spawned increasing frequent calls for modification of the Stability and Growth Pact. The present article confirms the negative correlation of the rate of real output growth with that of increase in current public...

The article is part of the special issue of the journal on Charles P. Kindleberger (CPK). The article first summarizes CPK's professional biography and his historical method. Then particular attention is devoted to the study of international relations and the international financial and economic...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Solutions in America and Asia -- pt. 3. Solutions in Europe -- pt. 4. Impacts and responses in the BRICs -- pt. 5. Impacts and responses in developing countries -- pt. 6. Innovation in global economic governance -- pt. 7. From G8 to G20 -- pt. 8. Conclusion.