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Crisis Prevention and Prosperity Management for the World Economy.

Crisis Prevention and Prosperity Management for the World Economy

by Ralph C. Bryant. The Brookings Institution Press. 2004. 171 pages. Paperback. $22.95.

A companion volume to Bryant's innovative book Turbulent Waters: Cross-Border Finance and International Governance, this well-researched

text focuses on reforming the international financial system and the importance of mediation in all international lending transactions. Bryant makes the case that the time has come for nation-states to reexamine how, and why, they lend and borrow money.

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