C. Fred Bergsten and the World Economy

Author: Michael Mussa

Covers a range of issues such as trade liberalization, exchange rate regimes, international financial architecture, debt, economic sanctions, and the impact of technology and globalization.

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Covers a range of issues such as trade liberalization, exchange rate regimes, international financial architecture, debt, economic sanctions, and the impact of technology and globalization.

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This engaging and informative book covers the range of issues on which C. Fred Bergsten and the Peterson Institute have distinguished themselves over the last 25 years, including trade liberalization, exchange rate regimes, international financial architecture, debt, economic sanctions and the impact of technology and globalization. Most of the Institute's senior research staff have contributed chapters, which are both retrospective and prescriptive.

About the Author

Michael Mussa (1944-2012) was a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute from 2001 to 2012. Previously he had served as Economic Counselor and Director of the Department of Research at the International Monetary Fund from 1991-2001, where he was responsible for advising the Management of the Fund and the Fund's Executive Board on broad issues of economic policy and for providing analysis of ongoing developments in the world economy.