As a consequence, in the late summer of 1928 he was off to the London School of Economics (LSE) to study with some of the best and the bright- est instructors and students in the world. [...] Chapter Two Geneva and the League of Nations Geneva in 1930, headquarters of the League of Nations and of the Inter- national Labour Organization (ILO), was one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. [...] His wife, Rosamond (according to Rasminsky, the most beautiful woman in the world), was the daughter of William English Walling, one of the founders of the (US) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and of Rose Strunsky, a member of the distinguished German Jewish family.22 Throughout the decade, there were Canadians drifting through Geneva, some of whom Rasminsky came to kno [...] Despite the variety of people in Geneva, the intellectual stimulation, and the challenge of working in an international environment, the Depression remained, and the grey cliffs that presented such a stunning backdrop to the city seemed to mirror the global condition. [...] While at the League, he had specialized in banking, currency, and price move- ments, and he was familiar with both the theoretical aspects of those questions and the practical working of the central and commercial bank- ing systems and the money markets of the principal countries of the world.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 332.1/1/092
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781442670709 0802006299
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- HG1552.R37
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- M84 1998eb
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 10
- Part One: The Centre Cannot Hold, 1908–1939 12
- 1 Montreal, Toronto, London 14
- 2 Geneva and the League of Nations 22
- Part Two: War and Reconstruction, 1940–1961 66
- 3 Ottawa and Wartime Controls 68
- 4 The Road to Bretton Woods 92
- 5 International Reconstruction 124
- Part Three: Two-Term Governor, 1961–1973 176
- 6 Into the Breach 178
- 7 Rebuilding Confidence: First Term 210
- 8 Fighting Inflation: Second Term 251
- 9 Four Crises 277
- Epilogue: Retirement and Beyond 324
- Notes 332
- Illustration Credits 388
- Index 390
- A 390
- B 390
- C 392
- D 394
- E 394
- F 395
- G 396
- H 397
- I 397
- J 399
- K 399
- L 399
- M 400
- N 401
- O 401
- P 402
- Q 402
- R 403
- S 404
- T 405
- U 405
- V 406
- W 407
- Y 407
- Z 407
