Three days at Camp David : how a secret meeting in 1971 transformed the global economy /

The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard, breaking the link between gold and the dollar, transforming...

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Main Author:	Garten, Jeffrey E., 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994. Monetary policy > United States > History > 20th century. Gold standard > United States > History > 20th century. Dollar > History > 20th century. United States > Economic conditions > 1971-1981. United States > Economic policy > 1971-1981. Camp David (Md.)

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Summary:	The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard, breaking the link between gold and the dollar, transforming the entire global monetary system.
Physical Description:	435 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical resources and index.
ISBN:	9780062887672 006288767X