Published on: June 21st, 2014 • Duration: 16 minutes
An interview with broadcaster and author Ed Conway about the summit at Bretton Woods in 1944. It was the only time countries from around the world have agreed to overhaul the structure of the international monetary system. It was the closest to perfection the world's economy has ever been, and arguably the demise of the Bretton Woods system is behind our present woes.