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Although Harry Dexter White (1892-1948) was arguably the most important U.S. government economist of the 20th century, he is remembered more for having been accused of being a Soviet agent. During the Second World War, he became chief advisor on international financial policy to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, a role that would take him to Bretton Woods, where he would make a lasting impact on the architecture of postwar international finance. However, charges of espionage, followed by his dramatic testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee and death from a heart attack a few days later, obscured his importance in setting the terms for the modern global economy. In this book, James Boughton rehabilitates White, delving into his life and work and returning him to a central role as the architect of the world's financial system.

Subversive activities --- Economists --- History --- White, Harry Dexter, --- United States. --- Officials and employees --- United States --- Economic conditions

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Two economists designed the main features of the charter of the IMF during World War II: John Maynard Keynes and Harry Dexter White. Several of those features are attributable primarily to White, including the adoption of fixed but adjustable exchange rates, the funding of operations with national currencies deposited by member states, extending credits through currency swaps rather than conventional loans, making these credits subject to policy conditions, and encouraging members to retain capital controls as an option for use in difficult circumstances. This study of archival material helps to uncover White's role in this design process.

International finance. --- International Monetary Fund. --- White, Harry Dexter, -- 1892-1948. --- Investments: Metals --- Exports and Imports --- Foreign Exchange --- Money and Monetary Policy --- History of Thought: Individuals --- International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions --- Metals and Metal Products --- Cement --- Glass --- Ceramics --- Monetary Systems --- Standards --- Regimes --- Government and the Monetary System --- Payment Systems --- International Investment --- Long-term Capital Movements --- Investment & securities --- Monetary economics --- International economics --- Currency --- Foreign exchange --- Gold --- Currencies --- Capital flows --- Capital controls --- Commodities --- Money --- Balance of payments --- Capital movements --- United States --- White, Harry Dexter,

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White, Harry Dexter, --- United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference --- Accords de Bretton Woods (1944) --- -International finance --- 333.44 --- 339.53 --- -20th century --- -Monetaire congressen, conferenties en onderzoeken. --- Bretton Woods Conference --- Conférence monétaire et financière des Nations Unies, --- Conferencia Monetaria Internacional de Bretton-Woods --- Conferencia Monetaria y Financiera de las Naciones Unidos --- Monetary and Financial Conference, United Nations --- Rengōkoku Tsūka Kinʼyū Kaigi --- United Nations Monetary & Financial Conference --- United nations monetary and financial conference, --- Politique monétaire --- Finances internationales --- Keynes, John Maynard, --- International finance --- Monetary policy --- 331.157 --- 333.432.8 --- AA / International- internationaal --- 336.7 <09> --- Monetary management --- Economic policy --- Currency boards --- Money supply --- International monetary system --- International money --- Finance --- International economic relations --- 336.7 <09> Geschiedenis van het bankwezen --- Geschiedenis van het bankwezen --- History&delete& --- 20th century --- Geldwezen sedert 1945 --- Internationale monetaire organisatie. Internationaal Muntfonds. Algemene leningovereenkomsten --- Monetaire congressen, conferenties en onderzoeken --- Economic schools --- Keynes, John Maynard --- Politique monétaire --- History --- Histoire --- White, Harry Dexter --- Keynes, J. Maynard --- Keynes, J.M.