To become a true currency, the SDR would have to be a fully convertible instrument, not a line of credit, underwritten by countries with "hard" currencies.

As a result, every price will be reckoned simply in terms of its "money-price, " its price in terms of the common money-commodity.

One, adopted by Brazil, South Korea, Thailand and others, and endorsed by the IMF, is to impose or increase taxes and regulations to slow down inflows.