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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827775003321

Autore

Eglene Ophelia

Titolo

Banking on sterling : Britain's independence from the euro zone / / Ophelia Eglene

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

1-283-61397-2

0-7391-4412-X

9786613926425

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

332.4/941

Soggetti

Monetary unions - Great Britain

Euro - Great Britain

Monetary policy - Great Britain

Eurozone

Europe Economic integration

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 (p. 149-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Britain and the Euro: The Policy of Non-Decision; Chapter 2: Economic Actors and Monetary Policy; Chapter 3: The Structure of the British Economy; Chapter 4: The Conservative Party and EMU; Chapter 5: The Blair Years and the Euro; Chapter 6: Business and the Euro; Chapter 7: The City and the Euro; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Banking on Sterling: Britain's Independence from the Euro Zone, by Ophelia Eglene, provides an in-depth analysis of the British policy on the European monetary union over the past twenty years. The author demonstrates that the British government always had in mind the interests of the financial sector. As London became a successful offshore euro center, the government increasingly compensated the export-oriented business sector that had lobbied for adoption of the euro. This study shows the unequal influence of business and finance on the British economy.