Chapter 2: A Global Postwar Economy Takes Shape.

Chapter 2 of the book "The Global Economic System Since 1945" is presented. It explores the state of the global economy after World War II. It discusses inflation, steps taken to prevent a depression, and the Bretton Woods conference in 1944, which was hosted by the U.S. to establish an international monetary and financial system. Free trade, the Marshall Plan, and the World Bank are also discussed.