Varieties of Monetary Reforms: Lessons and Experiences on the Road to Monetary Union

Book Overview

In a single volume, this book treats the theoretical, empirical, and case studies approaches to the implementation of monetary reforms and discusses specific countries' experiences with these approaches. The analyses are not restricted to central bank or exchange rate reforms, but consider all the principal tools of monetary reforms in this volume. The first section surveys and examines the types of monetary reforms. The second and third sections examine the pros and cons of exchange rate management and central bank independence. The final section of the book presents case studies on monetary and central bank experiences in Germany, the United States, Canada and Hungary.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461361729
• ISBN13: 9781461361725
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"