The International Money Game

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Name of the Game Is Money....Pages 3-15
A System Is How the Pieces Fit....Pages 16-32
“The Greatest Monetary Agreement in History”....Pages 33-53
“The Gnomes of Zurich”—A London Euphemism for Speculation Against Sterling....Pages 54-81
Gold—How Much Is a Barbarous Relic Worth?....Pages 82-102
They Invented Money so They Could Have Inflation....Pages 103-122
Disinflation, Deflation, and Depression....Pages 123-135
Oil and the OPEC Roller Coaster....Pages 136-152
The Dollar and Coca-Cola Are Both Brand Names....Pages 153-172
Radio Luxembourg and the Eurodollar Market Are Both Offshore Stations....Pages 173-186
Central Bankers Read Election Returns, Not Balance Sheets....Pages 187-200
Monetary Reform—Where Do the Problems Go When They Are Assumed Away?....Pages 201-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Bargains and the Money Game....Pages 223-227
The Underground Economies and the Bureaucratic Imperative....Pages 228-235
International Tax Avoidance—A Game for the Rich....Pages 236-252
Banking on the Wire....Pages 253-271
The Rise of the House of Cornfeld—And the Fall....Pages 272-285
Why Are Multinational Firms Mostly American?....Pages 286-309
Japan: The First Superstate?....Pages 310-324
Optimal Bankrupts: Deadbeats on an International Treadmill....Pages 325-342
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Zlotys, Rubles, and Leks....Pages 343-356
Fitting the Pieces Once Again....Pages 357-364
Back Matter....Pages 365-372