| The Politics of Central Banks Contributor(s): Elgie, Robert (Author), Thompson, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415144221 ISBN-13: 9780415144223 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: This study focuses on the complex relationship between the government and central banks in Britain and France. It begins by addressing the question of how and to what extent governments have influenced the policy-making process and asks what freedom central banks have had. It then explores the relationship between the British government and the Bank of England since 1694, and between the French government and the Bank of France since 1800. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking |
| Dewey: 332.110 |
| LCCN: 98-4866 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.36" W x 8.78" (0.86 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 analysis of this issue in Britain and France, the authors conclude by considering the likely role of the European Central Bank. |