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There is a wealth of content on the EU on the web, which can be readily located via a search engine. The links below are an indication of what is available for topics relating to Chapter 14. General Sites A glossary of monetary termshttp://www.micheloud.com/FXM/MH/glossary.htm A page with many links to monetary history pages www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/other.html About monetary policies. http://useconomy.about.com/od/glossary/g/Monetary_policy.htm History of money For a whole online book on bimetallism (note the date), see The History of Bimetallism in the United States, by J. Laurence Laughlin, D. Appleton and Co. New York, 1898.http://www.econlib.org/library/YPDBooks/Laughlin/lghHBM15.html The title says it all: The Bretton Woods International Monetary System: An Historical Overview by leading economic historian Michael D. Bordo www.nber.org/papers/w4033 General Sites on the European Monetary System The European Parliament’s fact sheet, a concise summary:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/5_2_0_en.htm Mundell's own recollection and appraisal: http://www.columbia.edu/~ram15/ABrettwds.htm Sites and documents on the ERM-II Most of the Central and Eastern European countries that are joining the EU in 2004 want to join Euroland as soon as possible and their central banks have begun preparing the ground; if you are interested in a particular nation, see the website of its central bank. Here is a page with links to them:www.bis.org/cbanks.htm The ECB's annual evaluation of non-euro area members of the EU: http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/economic_and_monetary_affairs/enlargement/index_en.htm Sites and documents on the EMU A page from the European Union on the history of EMUhttp://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/economic_and_monetary_affairs/introducing_euro_practical_aspects/l25007_en.htm 'From Rome to Maastricht: a brief history of EMU' http://forecasturkey.com/Articles/Other/course%20material/EMS.pdf |