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Dowd Kevin |
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Laissez-faire banking / / Kevin Dowd |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
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1-134-77563-6 |
0-429-22866-X |
0-415-08584-5 |
1-134-77564-4 |
1-280-33254-9 |
9786610332540 |
0-585-46131-7 |
0-203-02909-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Collana |
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Foundations of the market economy series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Free banking - History |
Monetary policy - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-371) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Laissez-faire banking; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I Free banking theory; 2 Automatic stabilizing mechanisms under free banking; 3 Option clauses and the stability of a laissez-faire monetary system; 4 Monetary freedom and monetary stability; 5 Is banking a natural monopoly?; 6 Models of banking instability; Part II Historical experience; 7 Free banking in Australia; 8 US banking in the 'free banking' period; 9 Money and banking: the American experience; 10 Did central banks evolve naturally? |
11 The evolution of central banking in England, 1821-9012 The evolution of central banking in England: a reply to my critics; Part III Monetary and banking reform; 13 Stopping inflation; 14 Does Europe need a Federal Reserve System?; 15 Evaluating the hard ecu; 16 The US banking crisis: the way out; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The idea of free (or laissez-faire) banking has enjoyed a remarkable |
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