UID:
almahu_9949494644602882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 452 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
9780300262650 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Yale scholarship online
Content:
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.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780300253795
Language:
English
URL:
Yale scholarship online
URL:
Yale scholarship online