New International Money Game Book

	List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes
	Preface and Acknowledgements
	List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
	Introduction
1	A System is How the Pieces Fit	1
2	The Name of the Game is Money	17
Pt. I	International Monetary Arrangements, Money, and Politics
3	'The Greatest Monetary Agreement in History'	39
4	The Gnomes of Zurich Play in the Largest Market in the World	60
5	Gold - How much is a 'Barbarous Relic' Worth?	86
6	The Dollar and Coca-Cola are both Brand Names	106
7	Radio Luxembourg and the Eurodollar Market are both Offshore Stations	124
8	They Invented Money so They Could Have Inflation	135
9	Oil and OPEC Roller Coaster	152
10	The Threes Ds - Disinflation, Deflation, and Depression	168
11	Optimal Bankrupts - Deadbeats on an International Treadmill	179
12	Central Bankers Read Election Returns, not Balance Sheets	199
13	Monetary Reform - Where Do the Problems Go When They're Assumed Away?	213
Pt. II	The Costs of 100 National Monies
14	The Money Game and the Level Playing Field	231
15	Underground Economies and the Cost of Regulation	239
16	Tax Avoidance - A Game for the Rich	249
17	Banking on the Wire	265
18	Zeros, Swaps, and Options - The Revolution in Finance	279
19	The World Market for Stocks and Bonds	294
20	Why are Multinational Firms Mostly American?	307
21	Japan - The First Superstate?	330
22	China - The 800lb Gorilla	347
23	Zlotys, Rubles, and Leks	356
24	Transition Economies - Who Lost Russia?	370
25	Fitting the Pieces Once Again	380
	Index	387