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The monetary geography of Africa / Paul R. Masson, Catherine Pattillo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Masson, Paul R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monetary policy--Africa.
- Monetary policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A 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.
- Contents:
- 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; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610813094
- 9781280813092
- 1280813091
- 9780815797531
- 0815797532
- OCLC:
- 476016599
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