Tells the story of what makes money flow from high-income countries to lower- income ones, and what makes it flow out again. David Lubin follows a trajectory from the emergence of petrodollars, global inflation, and the US Federal Reserve in the 1970s; to Latin America's lost decade of the `80s; to the rise of China in the early 2000s.
This volume explores the potential adoption of the Raiffeisen system, a cooperative credit model developed by German banker Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen in the 19th century, in rural areas of the United States. The work includes a proposal by a committee of inquiry, correspondence with the Southern Commercial Congress and the Farmers National Congress, and detailed analysis of the practicality of implementing this system nationally.
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The Story Of A Workingmen's Club, Its Search For The Causes Of Poverty And Social Inequality, Its Discussions And Its Plan For The Amelioration Of Existing Evils
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Taking readers on a tour of the major historical events during and immediately after World War I, Grand Illusions considers the famous and forgotten artists and artworks that sought to make sense of America's first total war.