The Bretton Woods system established the U.S. dollar as the world’s currency in the post-World War II global economy. As Allied forces viewed that the war was coming to an end, representatives ...

The Bretton Woods Agreement, signed in July 1944, marked a significant turning point in international economic relations following World War II. Convened at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton ...

This site from the Joint IMF and World Bank Library comprises nine brief segments with information about the Bretton Woods meeting of 1944. Institutions evolve in market economies to help individuals ...