Monetary Orders: Ambiguous Economics, Ubiquitous Politics Contributor(s): Kirshner, Jonathan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801488400 ISBN-13: 9780801488405 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
Dewey: 332.46 |
LCCN: 2002013242 |
Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.06" W x 9.34" (1.07 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: Wherever there is money, there is money politics-a subject demanding ever greater attention at a time when monetary policies lead and the real economy follows. A principal defining characteristic of the contemporary global economy, Jonathan Kirshner contends, is the rise and preeminence of monetary phenomena--international financial crises, Central Bank Independence and inflation fighting, the creation of the euro, and monetary reform in emerging economies, to name only a few. Moreover, unlike most debates in political economy (such as those regarding trade policy), which are generally recognized as political, monetary phenomena and macroeconomic policies are typically represented as expressly apolitical. In Monetary Orders, a distinguished group of scholars explores the inescapable political origins of choices about money. The essays in Monetary Orders each address a specific issue or puzzle relating to money and its management. Their authors focus on markedly disparate cases but share a common observation: for most policy choices about money, market forces and economic logic can rule out certain options, but are indeterminate in explaining why one policy rather than another will be chosen. Ultimately, political factors are essential to explain fundamental and consequential choices about money. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kirshner, Jonathan: - Jonathan Kirshner is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston College and the author of numerous books, including Hollywood's Last Golden Age. |