The flaw in the system was that it underpinned global economic expansion for only as long as the US was willing to provide dollars by running up deficits – the same deficits that would eventually undermine America’s ability to maintain the $35/ounce gold price.
Brettonwoodský systém spojil americký dolar se zlatem v poměru 35 dolarů za unci a ostatní měny navázal na dolar (přestože občas umožňoval korekce).