The Evolution of Central Banks

by Charles A.E. Goodhart

Book Overview

The Evolution of Central Banks employs a wide range of historical evidence and reassesses current monetary analysis to argue that the development of non-profit-maximizing and noncompetitive central banks to supervise and regulate the commercial banking system fulfils a necessary and natural function. Goodhart surveys the case for free banking, examines the key role of the clearing house in the evolution of the central bank, and investigates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262570734
• ISBN13: 9780262570732
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher