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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814376703321

Autore

Bernhard William (William T.)

Titolo

Banking on reform : political parties and central bank independence in the industrial democracies / / William Bernhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2002

ISBN

1-282-46299-7

9786612462993

0-472-02313-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

Michigan studies in international political economy

Disciplina

332.1/1

Soggetti

Banks and banking, Central

Monetary policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Political Parties and Central Bank Independence; Chapter 2. What Is Central Bank Independence?; Chapter 3. Monetary Policy, Intraparty Conflict, and Central Bank Independence; Chapter 4. Central Bank Independence and the Politics of Monetary Policy: The German Bundesbank in the Policy Process ; Chapter 5. Federalism and Central Bank Independence; Chapter 6. Economic Internationalization, Intraparty Conflict, and Central Bank Reform; Chapter 7. Party System Change and Central Bank Reform in Italy and Britain

Chapter 8. Europe's Commitment to the Single CurrencyChapter 9. Conclusion; Appendix: A Model of Monetary Policy-Making; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the political determinants of recent reforms to monetary policy institutions in the industrial democracies