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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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790118t1978 enkaaaaerb s 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0333214358 : |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HG3881 |
| Item number |
.B537 1978 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
332.4'5 |
| Item number |
BIR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bird, Graham R. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The international monetary system and the less developed countries / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Macmillan, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c1978. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 339 p. :ill, |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Bibliography: p. 319-337. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Most discussions of the international monetary system pay little heed to less developed countries (LDCs). The reason is not difficult to appreciate: although they are numerous, LDCs are not major actors on the world's monetary stage. Individually, they tend to be relatively small. Collectively, they account for only a small share of global transactions. Their currencies are mostly inconvertible; their financial markets, usually rudimentary;<br/>their payments balances, almost always in deficit. Overall, their influence on international monetary events is negligible. As compared with the prima donnas of the monetary scene, LDCs are mere walk-ons.<br/>Graham Bird has tried to correct for this deficiency by exploring as fully as possible the relationship between the LDCs and the monetary system. The result is a book that is at once comprehensive, persuasive, and sound. Although primarily designed as a textbook for undergraduates, it should in fact prove useful even for specialists in the field. For a long time to come, it should serve as the standard reference on this relatively neglected subject. The book is divided into twelve chapters, each followed by a useful bibliography designed to help readers pursue specialized topics of particular interest. The format of most of the chapters is similar. The principal issues are surveyed, the main arguments discussed, and,--wherever possible, available empirical evidence presented and analysed.<br/>The tone throughout is moderate. Bird eschews the colourful generalization or the facile judgment. Fully aware of the complexity and ambiguity of reality, he prefers instead to<br/>emphasize how difficult it is, in most issues, to draw genuinely firm conclusions on the basis of existing evidence. Students prospecting for potential research topics should find this book a gold mine. |
| 590 ## - Local Notes: Cataloguer & Date |
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| Local note |
usc 13/04/2018 |
| 591 ## - Local Note: Item Class (Ref/Loans/Arch): Loans |
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| Local Note: Item Class |
Loans |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
International finance. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Foreign exchange rates |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Finance |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Developing countries |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Economic development |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Monograph & others |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (Call No. /Shelf Ref) |
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| Call No. /Shelf Ref |
332.4'5 BIR |
