PETER BURNHAM is Reader in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. He teaches in the areas of British politics and international political economy. Previous publications include The Political Economy of Postwar Reconstruction.

• Britain, Bretton Woods and the Crisis of the World Economy, 1945-51 Emergency Action and the Route to Floating Rate Convertibility Operation Robot: Restructuring the Domestic and the World Economy The Battle over Robot Robot Walks Again The Collective Approach to Free Trade and Currencies Anglo-American Negotiations and a New Bank Route to Convertibility From Suez to Operation Unicorn Conclusion: Bretton Woods and British Decline