What was the purpose of the international conference held in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire during the final days of World War II as noted in the nonfiction book, The Worldly Philosophers?

Bretton Woods, New Hampshire was the site of an international conference held in the closing days of World War II. The purpose of the conference was to design the framework for the international monetary system and the system of international trade. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were the two organizations formed at this conference to deal with trade and currency problems.