02667nam 22005894a 450 991078326080332120200520144314.01-280-81309-197866108130940-8157-9753-2(CKB)1000000000031487(EBL)273551(OCoLC)476016599(SSID)ssj0000205067(PQKBManifestationID)11184236(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205067(PQKBWorkID)10192708(PQKB)10000740(OCoLC)57586710(MdBmJHUP)muse12768(Au-PeEL)EBL273551(CaPaEBR)ebr10077283(CaONFJC)MIL81309(MiAaPQ)EBC273551(EXLCZ)99100000000003148720040824d2005 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrThe monetary geography of Africa[electronic resource] /Paul R. Masson, Catherine PattilloWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20051 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-5500-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index.Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Monetary Union in Africa: Past, Present, and Future; 2. African Currency Regimes since World War II; 3. Criteria for Currency Unions or the Adoption of Another Currency; 4. African Monetary Integration in Practice: CFA Franc Zone and South African CMA; 5. Experiences of Countries in Managing Independent Currencies; 6. Proposed Single Currency for West Africa; 7. Regional Integration in SADC; 8. EAC and COMESA; 9. A Single Currency for Africa?10. Africa's Monetary Geography in the Coming Decades Appendix A. Calibration of the Model; Appendix B. Country Vignettes; References; IndexA review of the history of monetary arrangements on the African continent, this title analyses the situation and prospects for further integration. The author's argue that the goal of creating a single African currency is probably beyond reach.Monetary policyAfricaMonetary policy332.4/96Masson Paul R239247Pattillo Catherine A(Catherine Anne)1472701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783260803321The monetary geography of Africa3855403UNINA