01722cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003935 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451862669 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Boughton, James. American in the Shadows : Harry Dexter White and the Design of the International Monetary Fund / James Boughton. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (21 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Two economists designed the main features of the charter of the IMF during World War II: John Maynard Keynes and Harry Dexter White. Several of those features are attributable primarily to White, including the adoption of fixed but adjustable exchange rates, the funding of operations with national currencies deposited by member states, extending credits through currency swaps rather than conventional loans, making these credits subject to policy conditions, and encouraging members to retain capital controls as an option for use in difficult circumstances. This study of archival material helps to uncover White's role in this design process. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/006 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/006/001.2006.issue-006-en.xml IMF e-Library