A look at performance of other monetary systems and the pitfalls of flexable exchange rates.

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• Acknowledgments (0817928421_vii.pdf ~18 KB)
• About the Authors (0817928421_ix.pdf ~48 KB)
• Introduction (0817928421_xv.pdf ~51 KB)
• Chapter 1: Ecuador and the International Monetary Fund (0817928421_1.pdf ~57 KB)
• Chapter 2: One Country, One Currency? (0817928421_11.pdf ~62 KB)
• Chapter 3: Dollarization and Integration (0817928421_21.pdf ~61 KB)
• Chapter 4: An Estimate of the Effect of Currency Unions on Trade and Growth (0817928421_31.pdf ~53 KB)
• Chapter 5: Reflections on Dollarization (0817928421_39.pdf ~61 KB)
• Coping with Terms of Trade Shocks: Pegs versus Floats (0817928421_49.pdf ~373 KB)
• Chapter 7: Monetary Independence in Emerging Markets: The Role of the Exchange-Rate Regime (0817928421_57.pdf ~121 KB)
• Chapter 8: Dollarization of Liabilities, Financial Fragility, and Exchange-Rate Policy (0817928421_67.pdf ~69 KB)
• Chapter 9: Do We Really Need a New Global Monetary Compact? (0817928421_77.pdf ~46 KB)
• Index (0817928421_83.pdf ~35 KB)