The Politics of Central Banks (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics) - Softcover

Elgie, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138979007 ISBN 13: 9781138979000

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

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 analysis of this issue in Britain and France, the authors conclude by considering the likely role of the European Central Bank.

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About the Author

Robert Elgie is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Limerick and author of The Role of the Prime Minister in France and Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies.,
Helen Thompson is University Lecturer in Politics at Cambridge University and author of The British Conservatives and the Exchange Rate Mechanism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138979007
• ISBN 13: 9781138979000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200