Central bank independence and the legacy of the German past / Simon Mee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mee, Simon, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Banks and banking, Central.

Monetary policy--Germany--History.

Monetary policy.

History.

Germany--Economic policy.

Germany.

Economic policy.

Germany--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 357 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The 2008 financial crisis led to more and more frequent political attacks on central banks. The recent spotlight on central bank independence is reminiscent of the fiery debates amongst Germany's political elites in 1949 on the same issue; debates that were sparked by the establishment of West Germany in that year. Simon Mee shows how, with the establishment of West Germany's central bank - today's Deutsche Bundesbank - the country's monetary history became a political football, as central bankers, politicians, industrialists and trade unionists all vied for influence over the legal provisions that set out the remit of the future monetary authority. The author reveals how a specific version of inter-war history, one that stresses the lessons learned from Germany's periods of inflation, was weaponised and attached to a political, contemporary argument for an independent central bank. The book challenges assumptions around the evolution of central bank independence with continued relevance today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108499781

1108499783

9781108731300

1108731309

OCLC:

1090279237