Financing for development and the post keynesian case for a new global reserve currency

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 772-787

  Hudson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financing for development; Global imbalances; Global reserve currency; International monetary reform; International reserves; Keynes; Liquidity preference; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC THEORY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBAL ECONOMY; KEYNESIAN THEORY; MONETARY POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955501742     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1724     Document Type: Article

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