Central Bank Independence, Accountability, and Transparency: A Global Perspective

✍ Scribed by Bernard J. Laurens, Marco Arnone, Jean-François Segalotto (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 290
Series: Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book explores three key areas of central banking and governance - autonomy, accountability and transparency. It looks at links between the areas, as well as assessing the impact of central bank autonomy on macroeconomic performance. The issues are approached from theoretical and empirical perspectives.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Survey of Models and Indicators of Independence....Pages 6-89
Survey of Models and Indicators of Accountability....Pages 90-106
Survey of Models and Indicators of Transparency....Pages 107-123
Indicators of Independence, Accountability, and Transparency....Pages 124-150
Global Trends in Central Bank Governance....Pages 151-231
Independence and Inflation Performance: New Empirical Evidence....Pages 232-236
Policy Lessons from Global Trends....Pages 237-255
Back Matter....Pages 256-270

✦ Subjects

Banking; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics; Accounting/Auditing

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