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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450005003321

Autore

Collignon Stefan <1951, >

Titolo

Monetary stability in Europe / / Stefan Collignon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-49928-0

1-280-28961-9

9786610289615

0-203-16592-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Routledge international studies in money and banking

Disciplina

332.494

Soggetti

Monetary policy - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; 1 Why stable money matters or 'the loss of paradise'; 2 After Bretton Woods; 3 International consequences of bloc floating; 4 The instability of the bloc floating regime; 5 A fresh look at Optimum Currency Area theory; 6 Is EMU sustainable?; 7 Sustaining price price stability; 8 Monetary policy and structural unemployment; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, the author presents fresh perspectives on the theories surrounding European Monetary Union. Urging the reader to examine conventional ideas from new viewpoints, he discusses the events which led to EMU, analyses the current situation, and projects possible futures.Essential reading for academics and professionals concerned with the background and implications of EMU, this book will also be of considerable interest to scholars in the fields of European studies, monetary economics, international economics and economic history.