Harold James

Harold James is a British-born economic historian who holds the Claude and Lore Kelly professorship in European Studies at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1986 and is professor of history and international affairs. He is the official historian of the International Monetary Fund and writes a monthly column for Project Syndicate. His books include International Monetary Cooperation Since Bretton Woods, studies of Deutsche Bank, and a history of the Bank of England from 1979 to 2003.