The economics of the dollar hegemony

We argue in this article that the means that support the American hegemony in the current globalization process are due to the supremacy of its currency in the international monetary and financial relations, supremacy which is accepted as such due in part to the lack of an acceptable alternative, de...

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Main Author: Rabah Benakouche
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-10-01
Series:Textos de Economia
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/economia/article/view/15705
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Summary:We argue in this article that the means that support the American hegemony in the current globalization process are due to the supremacy of its currency in the international monetary and financial relations, supremacy which is accepted as such due in part to the lack of an acceptable alternative, despite the economical frailty of the United States.
ISSN:0103-6017
2175-8085