Author: Horsefield, J. Keith & Margareth G. de Vries.
Title: The International Monetary Fund, 1945-1965 : twenty years of international monetary cooperation. Volume I, Chronicle; Volume II : Analysis; Volume III : Documents.
Description: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund 1969. 3 Volumes. Orig. cloth bindings. Dustjacket. xviii,663; xviii,621; vii,549 pp. : ills. ; 28 cm. Fine set. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - This set discusses the history of the first 20 years of the IMF. It attempts to recount objectively what were its origins and what have been its plans and activities. It contains a chronological account of the evolution of the IMF from the original plans formulated in 1941 to the end of 1965, with a supplementary chapter summarizing subsequent events. It analyzes the IMF's policies in three major fields and reviews its constitutional development; Volume 3 comprises documents relating to the history of the IMF, including some that preceded the drafting of the Articles of Agreement. The paper highlights that the first draft of Lord Keynes' plan for a Clearing Union was circulated within the British Treasury on September 8, 1941. A fourth draft was given to Ministers on February 11, 1942. The first definitive version of Mr. White's plan for a stabilization fund was a mimeographed draft dated April 1942. This covered both the IMF and the World Bank.

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