The evolution of central banking : theory and history /

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Author / Creator:Ugolini, Stefano, author.
Imprint:London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Palgrave studies i\n economic history
Palgrave studies in economic history.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11389249
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ISBN:9781137485250
1137485256
9781137485243
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 28, 2017).
Summary:This book is the first complete survey of the evolution of monetary institutions and practices in Western countries from the Middle Ages to today. It radically rethinks previous attempts at a history of monetary institutions by avoiding institutional approach and shifting the focus away from the Anglo-American experience. Previous histories have been hamstrung by the linear, teleological assessment of the evolution of central banks. Free from such assumptions, Ugolini's work offers bankers and policymakers valuable and profound insights into their institutions Using a functional approach, Ugolini charts an historical trajectory longer and broader than any other attempted on the subject. Moving away from the Anglo-American perspective, the book allows for a richer (and less biased) analysis of long-term trends. The book is ideal for researchers looking to better understand the evolution of the institutions that underlie the global economy.--
Other form:Print version: Ugolini, Stefano. Evolution of central banking. London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Standard no.:10.1057/978-1-137-48525-0