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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

AND THE LOGIC OF MONEY

SUNY series in Global Politics

James N. Rosenau, editor

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S OCIAL C ONSTRUCTION

AND THE L OGIC OF M ONEY

F INANCIAL P REDOMINANCE AND

I NTERNATIONAL E CONOMIC L EADERSHIP

J. Samuel Barkin

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Barkin, J. Samuel, 1965–

Social construction and the logic of money : financial predominance

and international economic leadership / J. Samuel Barkin.

p. cm. — (SUNY series in global politics)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7914-5581-5 (HC ACID FREE) — ISBN 0-7914-5582-3

(PB ACID FREE)

1. Finance–History. 2. International economic relations–History.

3. Money–History. 4. Leadership–History. I. Title. II. Series.

HG171.B37 2003

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