Harry White and the American Creed
The life of a major figure in twentieth-century economic history whose impact has long been clouded by dubious allegationsAlthough Harry Dexter White (1892-1948) was arguably the most important U.S.…
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The life of a major figure in twentieth-century economic history whose impact has long been clouded by dubious allegationsAlthough Harry Dexter White (1892-1948) was arguably the most important U.S. government economist of the twentieth century, he is remembered more for having been accused of being a Soviet agent. During the Second World War, he became chief advisor on international financial policy to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, a role that would take him to Bretton Woods, where he would make a lasting impact on the architecture of postwar international finance. However, charges of espionage, followed by his dramatic testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee and death from a heart attack a few days later, obscured his importance in setting the terms for the modern global economy. In this book, James Boughton rehabilitates White, delving
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