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foreign policy and global economy

Tag: Bretton Woods system

Written by lookingbeyondbordersMarch 7, 2013

Why a Founding Father of Postwar Capitalism Spied for the Soviets

U.S. Treasury official Harry Dexter White is best known as one of the leading architects of the Bretton Woods system that shaped the global economy after World War II. But he was also a spy for the Soviet Union, providing secret information and giving advice on economic issues. Why did he do it? Newly uncovered […]

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