The politics of central banks
Robert Elgie and Helen Thompson.
Bok Engelsk 1998 Robert. Elgie,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London ; New York : : Routledge, , 1998.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; The Politics of Central Banks; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The politics of core executive control; 2 Core executive/central bank relations; 3 The core executive and the Bank of England (1694-1987): From autonomy to dependence; 4 The core executive and the Bank of England (1988-97): The primacy of domestic politics; 5 The core executive and the Bank of France (1800-1981): The old regime; 6 The core executive and the Bank of France (1981-97): Shadowing the Bundesbank; 7 The political control of economic life; Appendix 1: Calculating Central Bank independence. - Appendix 2: Bank of England independence, 1694-1997Appendix 3: Bank of France independence, 1800-1997; Appendix 4: European Central Bank independence; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - This book is a study of power. In particular, it is a study of governmental power in Britain and France. Its focus is the changing relationship between the government and the central bank in the two countries, and it examines the politics of this relationship since the time when the Bank of England and the Bank of France were first created. The book begins by considering the issue of governmental control generally. It then focuses on monetary policy making, and asks what has been the role of governments in this area and what freedom have central banks enjoyed? After a detailed historical a
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| ISBN | 0415144221
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