If you’re trying to understand modern central banking, Bretton Woods is a bad start. As you note, it was largely dismantled. You’ll get hung up on complexities and conspiracies that went nowhere in the end. It’s like studying a non-reserve central bank to understand the Fed, gold-era banking to figure the BoE or a horse to grok an engine.
> there are university economic courses and textbooks on central banking
There are more people who would benefit from knowledge of the system than those for whom it makes sense to pursue those courses. The books suggested by the article are a good start. Anything focussing on Bretton-Woods is not.
