Bretton Woods system (1944–1971)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bretton_Woods_system_(1944–1971)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf international monetary system
gptkbp:createdInstitution gptkb:International_Monetary_Fund
gptkb:World_Bank
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_dollar
gptkb:gold
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:Nixon_Shock
1971
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Bretton_Woods_Conference
gptkbp:features fixed exchange rates
US dollar convertible to gold
convertibility of currencies to US dollar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bretton Woods system (1944–1971)
gptkbp:locationOfEstablishment gptkb:Bretton_Woods,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:memberState 44 countries
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes
gptkb:Harry_Dexter_White
gptkbp:purpose promote international economic cooperation
stabilize international currencies
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Marshall_Plan
gptkb:Triffin_dilemma
International economic order
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:gold_standard
floating exchange rate system
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Smithsonian_Agreement
gptkbp:startDate 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Gold_Standard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6