I have the wonderful occasion of contributing to the BIS’s new book, Promoting Global Monetary and Financial Stability, The Bank for International Settlements after Bretton Woods, 1973-2020. The collection of essays are designed to highlight the significant role in the momentous changes the international monetary and financial system has undergone over the past half century. Authors include Agustín Carstens, Claudio Borio, Stijn Claessens, Piet Clement, Robert N. McCauley, Hyun Song Shin, Harold James, Catherine R. Schenk, Chris Brummer, Andrew Baker, Barry Eichengreen, William C. Dudley.