System is how the pieces fit -- Name of the game is money -- International monetary arrangement, money, and politics: Greatest monetary agreement in history ; Gnomes of Zurich play in the largest market in the world ; Gold-how much is a 'Barbarous Relic' worth? ; Dollar and Coca-Cola are both brand names ; Radio Luxembourg and the Eurodollar market are both offshore stations -- They invented money so they could have inflation ; Oil and OPEC roller coaster ; Three Ds-Disinflation, deflation, and depression ; Optimal bankrupts-Deadbeats on an international treadmill ; Central bankers read election returens, not balance sheets ; Monetary reform -- Costs of 100 national monie: Money game and the level playing field ; Underground economics and the cost of regulation ; Tax avoidance-a game for the rich ; Banking on the wire ; Zeros, swaps, and options-The revolution in Finance ; World market for stocks and bonds ; Why are multinational firms mostly American? ; Japan-The first superstate? ; China-The 800lb gorilla ; Zlotys, rubles, and Leks ; Transition economics-Who lost Russia? ; Fitting the pieces once again

1. International finance