Не, не клевещут - просто договариваться стали поздно, когда старая система уже дышала на ладан. Даже сами американцы пишут, что спохватились слишком поздно
In December 1971, monetary authorities from the world’s leading developed countries met at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. They hoped to rescue an international arrangement that was rapidly disintegrating, the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates. The Smithsonian Agreement is what they came up with, but it proved too little, too late. Within fifteen months, the Bretton Woods system collapsed.
Но начало "Новой эры договоров" все же успели заложить :)
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http://www.federalreservehistory.org/Events/DetailView/34
In December 1971, monetary authorities from the world’s leading developed countries met at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. They hoped to rescue an international arrangement that was rapidly disintegrating, the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates. The Smithsonian Agreement is what they came up with, but it proved too little, too late. Within fifteen months, the Bretton Woods system collapsed.
Но начало "Новой эры договоров" все же успели заложить :)