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The document discusses the pre-World War II international monetary system of using gold-backed currencies. It describes how the gold standard constrained governments from adjusting monetary policy during economic downturns. The system broke down during the Great Depression as countries abandoned the gold standard by devaluing their currencies to boost exports in a "beggar thy neighbor" process. This highlighted the need for international cooperation on exchange rates but no governance structure existed at t

Author

W. K. Winecoff

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EN