Political Pressure, Rhetoric and Monetary Policy: Lessons for the European Central Bank

By Philipp Maier

Philipp Maier offers an examination of the extent to which governments and various interest groups have exerted pressure on central banks. The book looks in particular at the Deutsche Bundesbank - which acted as the blueprint for the European Central Bank (ECB) - and utilizes an original set of indicators to measure external pressure and support form the government and other institutions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843761572
• ISBN13: 9781843761570
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 5.5"