The politics of central banks / Robert Elgie and Helen Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elgie, Robert.

Contributor:

Thompson, Helen, 1966 June 13-

Series:

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; 7.

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Central Bank.

Banks and banking, Central--Great Britain--History.

Banks and banking, Central.

Banks and banking, Central--France--History.

Monetary policy--Great Britain--History.

Monetary policy.

Monetary policy--France--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.175-185) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-83745-5

1-282-32494-2

9786612324949

1-134-76164-3

0-203-21752-7

9780203217528

OCLC:

560587553