The Central Bank and the Financial System
Published on 6. March 1995
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-333-62660-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is an assessment of the role of the central banks, especially their structural role within the economic system. Part 1 analyzes the general purposes and functions of the central banks within the financial system and their evolution over time. Part 2 concentrates on the current objectives and operations of central banks. Part 3 analyzes the broader issues of financial regulation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
932 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-62660-3 (9780333626603)
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Content
PART 1 FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: Why do Banks need a Central Bank?; Can we improve the Structure of Financial Systems?; The Implication of shifting Frontiers in Financial Markets for Monetary Control; Central Bank Independence; Alternative Monetary Standards; The Conduct of Monetary Policy; Banks and the Control of Corporations; The Political Economy of Monetary Union. PART 2 CENTRAL BANKING: What do Central Banks do?; The Objectives for, and the Conduct of, Monetary Policy in the 1990s; Advizing the Bank of England; The Operational Role of the Bank of England; Monetary Base Control; Price Stability and Financial Fragility; A European Central Bank. PART 3 FINANCIAL REGULATION: Institutional Separation between Supervizory and Monetary Agencies; Bank insolvency and Deposit Insurance - a Proposal; The Regulatory Debate in London; The Costs of Regulation; Investor Protection and Unprincipled Intervention; Financial Regulation and Supervision.