France and the Bretton Woods International Monetary System 1960 to 1968

Abstract

France played a crucial role in the breakdown of the Bretton Woods international monetary system. Aggressive financial diplomacy coupled with the conversion of dollar holdings into gold weakened confidence in the dollar and helped to precipitate the collapse of fixed exchange rates. Most standard histories of the period find the motives behind these policies in President de Gaulle’s ‘anti-American’ political goals rather than any sound economic objectives. President de Gaulle is viewed as playing to French fears of encroachments on their autonomy. 2 These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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