The Future of Global Currency: The Euro Versus the Dollar

by Benjamin J. Cohen

Book Overview

Can the euro challenge the supremacy of the U.S. dollar as a global currency? From the time Europe's joint money was born, many have predicted that it would soon achieve parity with the dollar or possibly even surpass it. In reality, however, the euro has remained firmly planted in the dollar's shadow. The essays collected in this volume explain why. Because of America's external deficits and looming foreign debt, the dollar can never be as dominant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415781507
• ISBN13: 9780415781503
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"