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020    $a 1137471352 (hardback)
020    $a 9781137471352 (hardback)
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050 00 $a HG539 B43 2015
100 1  $a Beaufort Wijnholds, J. A. H. de.
245 10 $a Gold, the dollar and Watergate : $b how a political and economic meltdown was narrowly avoided / $c Onno de Beaufort Wijnholds.
264  1 $a Houndmills, Basingstoke : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2015.
300    $a xiii, 291 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm
504    $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.
505 0  $a Introduction -- Part I. Gold: 1. A Unique Metal ; 2. The Gold Standard ; 3. Gold Loses its Luster ; 4. War Chest, War Loot ; 5. Yellow and Green -- Part II. The Dollar: 1. The Mighty Greenback ; 2. From Dollar Famine to Flood ; 3. Working Toward a Compromise ; 4. Change of the Guard ; 5. Nixonomics ; 6. Showing his Dark Side ; 7. Texas Hold 'Em ; 8. Floating Rudderless ; 9. Closing the Window ; 10. Monetary Diplomacy ; 11. Building an Air Castle ; 12. Nixon Triumphant ; 13. Money Masters -- Part III. Watergate: 1. Escalation ; 2. War and Oil ; 3. Recycling ; 4. No Rest for the Wicked ; 5. The Scourge of Stagflation ; 6. A Middle Eastern Odyssey ; 7. Down to the Wire ; 8. The Recession Bites ; 9. Nixon's Last Stand -- Part IV. Ruin or Revival?: 1. Searching for Stability ; 2. Stimulate or Deflate? ; 3. Talking Down the Dollar ; 4. The Dragonslayer.
520    $a "In January 1969 as the President Richard Milhous Nixon pledged to make the United States a calmer place, foster peace in the world and strengthen America's position in the world, damaged by the conflict in Vietnam. While Nixon's first priority was ending the War, the economy and the international position of the dollar also required attention. However, the 1970s turned out to be a unique period in history, with the convergence of three crises , each carrying its own dangerous load, but in combination posing a unique political and economic threat to global stability. The Vietnam War turned out to be much costlier than originally envisaged, and as its trading partners posted lower rates of inflation, America was losing its competitive edge. It was frequently running deficits on its overall payments, while European countries were in surplus and accumulating dollars. This led to the gold-dollar crisis. In contrast to the years of dollar scarcity after the Second World War, Europeans no longer wanted to add to their dollar reserves. In addition Nixon also had to tackle the fourfold increase of oil prices in 1973. As evidence came to light on the Watergate scandal, Nixon was losing the confidence of the American public, and foreign investors and politicians. The book examines the problems that Nixon faced during his presidential term, focusing on economics but also the impact of political decisions where they influenced or determined monetary and fiscal policy. "-- $c Provided by publisher.
650  0 $a Monetary policy $z United States $x History $y 20th century.
650  0 $a Gold standard $z United States $x History $y 20th century.
650  0 $a Dollar $x History $y 20th century.
651  0 $a United States $x Economic conditions $y 1971-1981.
651  0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1971-1981.
650  0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
650  0 $a Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
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