Central Banking in Developing Countries

By Anand Chandavarkar and Chandavarkar

This is a comprehensive state-of-the-art survey which analyzes institutions, policies and issues of central banking in developing countries including interest-free Islamic and transition economies. It discusses objectives and functions; monetary, exchange, supervisory and developmental roles; financial liberalization; informal finance; causes and implications of central bank losses. It critically evaluates currency boards, central bank independence, ceilings on government credit and suggests radical organizational reforms, divestiture of quasi-fiscal activities and partial privatization of central banks.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333629159
• ISBN13: 9780333629154
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"