{"product_id":"2026200017505-secondhand-the-international-monetary-system","title":"The International Monetary System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of global trade and diplomacy lies a question that has shaped nations and toppled economies: who controls the world's money? The International Monetary System by Herbert G. Grubel presents a rigorous and accessible examination of the mechanisms governing international finance, tracing the architecture of exchange rates, reserve currencies, balance of payments, and the institutions — most notably the International Monetary Fund — that attempt to bring order to the inherently volatile world of cross-border capital flows. Written for the intellectually curious general reader as much as for the student of economics, it argues that understanding monetary arrangements is inseparable from understanding modern geopolitical power.\n\nGrubel, a distinguished economist, brings analytical precision and clarity to a subject that is too often obscured by jargon, presenting complex macroeconomic theory in a form that is both instructive and thought-provoking. Published as part of the celebrated Penguin Modern Economics series, the book occupies a significant place in the democratisation of economic literacy during the latter half of the twentieth century — a period of intense debate over the Bretton Woods system and the future of the gold standard. For anyone seeking to understand why monetary policy remains the most consequential — and contested — arena of international relations, this volume is an indispensable starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216209092827,"sku":"2026200017505-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3af903d3-b739-4cb6-b272-29b90d280883.png?v=1788405390","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017505-secondhand-the-international-monetary-system","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}