| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research Background and Hypothesis | 第8-9页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第9页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第9-11页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第12-24页 |
| ·Definition and Qualifications of a Reserve Currency | 第12-15页 |
| ·Definition and Function of a Reserve Currency | 第12-13页 |
| ·Qualifications of a Reserve Currency | 第13-15页 |
| ·Reserve Currencies in History | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Benefits and Costs of a Reserve Currency | 第17-21页 |
| ·The Benefits of a Reserve Currency | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Costs of a Reserve Currency | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Flaws of a Sovereign Currency to Serve as a Reserve Currency | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Challenges to the Reserve Currency Status of the US Dollar | 第24-47页 |
| ·Why the US dollar has been the World’s Key Reserve Currency | 第24-26页 |
| ·Challenges to the Reserve Currency Status of the US Dollar | 第26-32页 |
| ·The Problems Faced by the US Economy | 第26-30页 |
| ·Ramifications of these Problems to the Reserve Currency Status of the US Dollar | 第30-32页 |
| ·Challengers to the US Dollar | 第32-47页 |
| ·The Euro | 第32-37页 |
| ·British Pound Sterling, Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc | 第37-39页 |
| ·Chinese RMB | 第39-42页 |
| ·Special Drawing Rights | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Four Status Quo and Future Trend of US Dollar’Reserve Currency Status | 第47-55页 |
| ·Status Quo of the US Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status | 第47-49页 |
| ·Future Trend of the US Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status | 第49-55页 |
| ·Options Faced by the US Government Regarding the Dollar | 第49-50页 |
| ·The US Dollar is Unlikely to lose its Reserve Currency Status in the Near Future | 第50-53页 |
| ·A Tipping Point for the Shift of Reserves from Dollars to a New Reserve Currency | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| 外交学院硕士研究生学位论文答辩委员会组成人员名单 | 第62页 |
