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Why would you expect anyone to play fair?

The Brettons Woods inevitable collapse was known when it was introduced, but it was implemented anyway because it unfairly advantaged the US. Meanwhile Keynes proposed balanced trade via his Bancor System. This would have addressed abuse by any specific nation, but the US didn't want it, because it would have limited their ability to be abusive as well.



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