The dollar trap : how the U.S. dollar tightened its grip on global finance / Eswar S. Prasad.
By: Prasad, Eswar.
c2014Description: xix, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780691161129 (hardback : alk. paper).Subject(s): Capital movements | Dollar, American | Dollarization | International financeGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 332.4/973| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HG540 .P73 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002068 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- What is so special about the dollar? -- The paradox of uphill capital flows -- Emerging markets get religion -- The quest for safety -- A trillion dollar con game? -- Currency wars -- Seeking a truce on currency wars -- It takes twenty to tango -- The siren song of capital controls -- Safety nets with gaping holes -- Is the renminbi ready for prime time? -- Other contenders nipping at the dollar's heels -- Could the dollar hit a tipping point and sink? -- Ultimate paradox : fragility breeds stability.