The politics of central banks [[electronic resource] /] / Robert Elgie and Helen Thompson

• Autore: Elgie Robert
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.1/1/0941
• Soggetto topico: Banks and banking, Central - Great Britain - History; Banks and banking, Central - France - History; Monetary policy - Great Britain - History; Monetary policy - France - History
• Altri autori: ThompsonHelen <1966 June 13->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p.175-185) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Politics of Central Banks; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The politics of core executive control; 2 Core executive/central bank relations; 3 The core executive and the Bank of England (1694-1987): From autonomy to dependence; 4 The core executive and the Bank of England (1988-97): The primacy of domestic politics; 5 The core executive and the Bank of France (1800-1981): The old regime; 6 The core executive and the Bank of France (1981-97): Shadowing the Bundesbank; 7 The political control of economic life; Appendix 1: Calculating Central Bank independence ; Appendix 2: Bank of England independence, 1694-1997Appendix 3: Bank of France independence, 1800-1997; Appendix 4: European Central Bank independence; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a study of power. In particular, it is a study of governmental power in Britain and France. Its focus is the changing relationship between the government and the central bank in the two countries, and it examines the politics of this relationship since the time when the Bank of England and the Bank of France were first created. The book begins by considering the issue of governmental control generally. It then focuses on monetary policy making, and asks what has been the role of governments in this area and what freedom have central banks enjoyed? After a detailed historical a
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of central banks
• ISBN: 1-283-83745-5; 1-282-32494-2; 9786612324949; 1-134-76164-3; 0-203-21752-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783957003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; ; 7.