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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816914403321

Titolo

Central banks in the age of the Euro [[electronic resource] ] : Europeanization, convergence, and power / / edited by Kenneth Dyson, Martin Marcussen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-383-03579-2

1-282-34658-X

9786612346583

0-19-157042-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DysonKenneth H. F

MarcussenMartin

Disciplina

332.11094

Soggetti

Banks and banking, Central - European Union countries

Euro

Monetary unions - European Union countries

Europe Economic integration

European Union countries Economic 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; 1. The Age of the Euro: A Structural Break? Europeanization, Convergence, and Power in Central Banking; Part I: The Changing Context of Central Banking; Part II: Eurosystem 'Insider' Central Banks; Part III: 'Temporary' Outsiders: Pace Setters and Laggards; Part IV: 'Semi-Permanent' Outsiders; Part V: Lessons from Non-European Central Banks; Part VI: Convergence and Divergence; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Both studies of political power and Europeanization studies have tended to neglect central banks. As the age of the euro reaches its 10th anniversary, it is timely to reflect on what it means for central banks, which have been at the forefront of the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union in the European Union. Central banks have been caught



up in a major historic political project. What does it mean for them? What does the age of the euro tell us about the power of centralbanks, their Europeanization and whether they are coming to resemble each other more closely? This book brings toget