Money and the Economy: Central Bankers’ Views

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction Between ‘a Science’ and ‘an Art’: Central Banks and the Political Economy of Money....Pages 1-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Some Thoughts on Central Banking....Pages 47-56
The Role of the Central Banker Today....Pages 57-78
The Functions of the Central Bank in Today’s Economy....Pages 79-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
The Contribution of the Banking System to Monetary Equilibrium and Economic Stability: Italian Experience....Pages 95-119
‘Noise’....Pages 121-125
Thirty Years of the Deutschmark....Pages 127-146
The Anguish of Central Banking....Pages 147-166
Central Banking with the Benefit of Hindsight....Pages 167-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Banks and Economic Policy....Pages 187-196
The Banking Act 1979....Pages 197-213
Why Banks Are Unpopular....Pages 215-230
Central Banks as Regulators and Lenders of Last Resort in an International Context: A View from the United States....Pages 231-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
The International Capital Market and the International Monetary System....Pages 245-261
The European Monetary System and Italian Participation....Pages 263-276
Foreign Capital and Domestic Planning....Pages 277-297
Monetary Policy, Capital Movements and Underdevelopment....Pages 299-312
Back Matter....Pages 325-331