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The Political Economy of Central Banking: A Short History of the Changing Role of Central Banks

English

By (author): Alessandro Roselli

This book presents a comprehensive overview of central banks and their functions, from the first banks of issue in the late 17th century to their place in modern advanced economies. It traces the growth of these institutions through time, and raises pertinent questions about their political representation in the present day.

With a broad focus on themes of money creation, monetary policy, foreign exchange policy, and supervision and regulation, this book demonstrates how central banking grew significantly during the 19th century with the establishment of central banks as an independent institution. It discusses the transformations to central banking brought about by the upheaval of the 20th century, including world wars, economic crises, and social unrest, with the creation of fiat money replacing a rigid gold standard, and charts these changes across different country settings including the evolving relationship of central banks to both democratic and authoritarian political systems. The book argues that challenges to central banking come from opposite sides: theories that see the government as the sole creator of currency and deny any autonomy to the central bank, and the emergence of private, unregulated cryptocurrencies, where the concept of money is framed in an anarchic vision of the society. Written in an accessible style, this book will be of interest to scholars of financial history and political economy, as well as any reader interested in the role of central banks in civic society.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Jan 2025
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Publication City/Country: Switzerland
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9783031770357

About Alessandro Roselli

Alessandro Roselli spent most of his career at the Bank of Italy. He has been a Jemolo fellow at Nuffield College University of Oxford an honorary fellow at Cass (now Bayes) Business School City University of London and is now a visiting research fellow of the Max Beloff Institute University of Buckingham. He has written extensively on economic history and financial regulation.

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