Bank Deregulation & Monetary Order: 2 (Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking) - Hardcover

Selgin, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415140560 ISBN 13: 9780415140560

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Can the 'invisible hand' handle money? George Selgin challenges the view that government regulation creates monetary order and stability, and instead shows it to be the main source of monetary crisis. The volume is divided into three sections: * Part I refutes conventional wisdom holding that any monetary system lacking government regulation is 'inherently unstable', and looks at the workings of market forces in an otherwise unregulated banking system. * Part II draws on both theory and historical experience to show how various kinds of government interference undermine the inherent efficiency, safety, and stability of a free monetary system. * Part III completes the argument by addressing the popular misconception that a monetary system is unsound unless it delivers a stable output price-level.

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About the Author

George Selgin is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia

From the Back Cover

Can the "invisible hand" handle money? In this collection of essays George Selgin challenges the view that government regulation creates monetary order and stability, and instead shows it to be the main source of monetary and banking crises. Written by one of the leading contributors to the debate on free or laissez-faire banking, Bank Deregulation and Monetary Order is bound to provoke controversy while stimulating further research. It will be of great interest to students and researchers in monetary economics, banking and economic policy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415140560
• ISBN 13: 9780415140560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300