The story of how the dollar rose to global dominance in the twentieth century - and an assessment of what the future holds for the world's most important currency.

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Debut


• 3: Dominance


• 4: Rivalry


• 5: Crisis


• 6: Monopoly No More


• 7: Dollar Crash


• Notes


• References


• Index

Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Political Science and Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. His previous books include The European Economy Since 1945, Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, Capital Flows and Crises, and Financial Crises and What to Do About Them. He has written for the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, and other publications.