Central Banking in Developing Countries - Objectives, Activities and Independence

Informationen zum Autor Álvaro Almeida, Maxwell J. Fry, Charles Goodhart Klappentext This book examines the current state of central banking in 44 developing countries. The authors analyse the banks' achievement in their primary objective of price stability and discuss the reasons behind the general lack of success. The book covers: * government financing * foreign exchange systems * domestic banking systems. Rich in data, the book contains original financial information from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. The lay-out is user-friendly and generously illustrated with tables, figures, boxed material and useful appendices. The book is published in association with the Bank of England and presents the definitive account of the role of central banks in developing countries. Zusammenfassung Examines the current state of central banking in 44 developing countries. Analyses the banks' achievement in their primary objective of price stability and discusses the reasons behind the general lack of success. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures, List of tables, Foreword, Acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 PRICE STABILITY, MONETARY EXPANSION AND OUTPUT GROWTH, 3 THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT, 4 CENTRAL BANKS’ EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES, 5 THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, 6 REGULATION AND SUPERVISION, 7 THE STATUS OF THE CENTRAL BANK, 8 CONCLUSION, APPENDIX 1 , APPENDIX 2 , APPENDIX 3 , APPENDIX 4, APPENDIX 5 , Bibliography, Index

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• Authors: Alvaro Almeida, Álvaro Almeida, Alvaro (University of Porto Almeida, Alvaro Fry Almeida, Alvaro Goodhart Almeida, Lvaro Almeida, Almeida Alvaro, Maxwell J. Fry, Maxwell J. Etc. Goodhart Fry, FRY MAXWELL J ETC GOODHART CHA, Charles Goodhart, Charles (London School of Economics Goodhart, Goodhart Charles
• Assisted by: Charles Goodhart (Foreword)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.1996
• EAN: 9780415145336
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14533-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, Banking, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Developing Countries, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Global South / Developing countries