Abstract
This paper describes the beginnings of the International Monetary System, the changes it has gone through over time, the problems facing the system currently and some of the different suggestions put forth by economists to solve those problems.

From the Paper
"In world trade, varied national currencies are swapped for each other by means of rules and procedures set by a system called the international monetary system. To delineate a general standard of value for the world's currencies, such a system is believed to be necessary. The global monetary structure has always adhered to the organizational framework of the international discipline. In each stage of the financial capitalism there exists a corresponding monetary approach. The monetary structure during the postwar periods catered to the dominance of the United States. This was applied as a tool during the period to enforce the US dominance over all its allies and the developing countries, irrespective of the socialist countries isolated themselves being unconnected from the influence of the financial and monetary disciplines of the global capitalism."

Tags:gold, standard, free, exchange, value, steadiness, liquidity, bullion, fixed, international, trade

Abstract
In this article, the writer provides a discussion of the transition from feudalism to capitalism and the beginning of urbanization. The writer lists the major tenets of mercantilist policy and contrasts it to the Classical approach of international trade.

From the Paper
"The beginnings of urbanization are found in the economic and social transition from feudalism to capitalism. Many factors contributed to the dissolution of the feudal system. The contributing factors created two conditions that led to the end of feudalism. The first of these conditions was the rise of towns. Towns provided an alternative way of making a living for individuals who had heretofore been restricted to the farms. While only a relatively few serfs left the farms in ..."

Tags:feudalism, industrial, capitalism, mercantilism, Adam Smith, trade, policy, tariff, bullionism, urbanization, David Hume