Collection search - Rasminsky, Louis - Interview
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Record information – Brief Rasminsky, Louis - Interview
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1988-01-20Item number (ISN):119187Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NORTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE / INSTITUT NORD-SUD, L'Accession:1989-0126Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1988-01-20Production company:Roy Culpeper (Interviewer)Description:Louis Rasminsky, a Canadian banker who played a major role in developing an international monetary system, is interviewed by Roy Culpeper of the North-South Institute. The interview took place in Ottawa on 20 January 1988, as a follow-up to a December 1987 interview covering Rasminsky's career prior to 1945. This final portion covers: Rasminsky's views, as one of the first executive directors of Bretton Woods, on the function and effectiveness of that institution during the post-war period when economic expansion was at its peak; the formation of the International Development Association (IDA) as the soft-loan affiliate of the World Bank; differences between the IDA and the Bank of Canada in terms of assistance to developing countries; his experience as Governor of the Bank of Canada (1961-1972); the rise of the Eurodollar markets and the fall of the fixed exchange rate system; and his involvement with the International Development Research Centre. <50mn>Subjects:BANK LOANS~BANKERS~BANKS~BRETTON WOODS~INTERNATIONAL BANKS~BANK OF CANADA~INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION~INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE ~NORTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE ~CULPEPER, ROY~RASMINSKY, LOUIS Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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