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William T. Bernhard - Banking on Reform: Political Parties and Central Bank Independence in the Industrial Democracies (Michigan Studies in International Political Economy) - 9780472112548 - V9780472112548
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Banking on Reform: Political Parties and Central Bank Independence in the Industrial Democracies (Michigan Studies in International Political Economy)

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Description for Banking on Reform: Political Parties and Central Bank Independence in the Industrial Democracies (Michigan Studies in International Political Economy) Hardcover. Examines the political determinants of recent reforms to monetary policy institutions in the industrial democracies Series: Michigan Studies in International Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCM; KCP; KFFD; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.

Banking on Reform examines the political determinants of recent reforms to monetary policy institutions in the industrial democracies. With these reforms, political parties have sought to draw on the political credibility of an independent central bank to cope with electoral consequences of economic internalization and deindustrialization.
New Zealand and Italy made the initial efforts to grant their central banks independence. More recently, France, Spain, Britain, and Sweden have reformed their central banks' independence. Additionally, members of the European Union have implemented a single currency, with an independent European central bank to administer monetary policy.
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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Michigan Studies in International Political Economy
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472112548
SKU
V9780472112548
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Ref
99-15

About William T. Bernhard
William Bernhard is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois.

Reviews for Banking on Reform: Political Parties and Central Bank Independence in the Industrial Democracies (Michigan Studies in International Political Economy)
". . . a significant contribution to the study of the political economy of central banking. This is a book that will be widely read and cited in studies of central banking and comparative and international political economy." —Quan Li, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Journal of Politics, August 2003
Journal of Politics

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