The European system of central banks : an autonomous actor? : the quest for an institutional balance in EMU /

The European system of central banks : an autonomous actor? : the quest for an institutional balance in EMU /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dutzler, Barbara.
Imprint:	New York : Springer, c2003.
Description:	xix, 293 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Schriftenreihe des Forschungsinstituts für Europafragen der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, 1610-3831 = Research Institute for European Affairs publication series ; v. 22 Schriftenreihe des Forschungsinstituts für Europafragen ; Bd. 22.
Subject:	European Central Bank. European System of Central Banks. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) European Central Bank. European System of Central Banks. Banks and banking, Central -- European Union countries. Banks and banking, Central -- United States. Banks and banking, Central. Europe -- European Union countries. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4900903

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	3211838619 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-293)

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1. The System and its Powers
I. Institutional Structure
II. The Objectives of the ECB
III. The ECB's Main Tasks
Pt. 2. Controversial Aspects
I. The Legal Status of the ESCB
II. Democracy and Independence
III. Accountability and the ECB
IV. Institutional Balance
Pt. 3. Lessons from the Federal Reserve System
I. Comparison of the Institutional Structure
II. The Fed's Objectives
III. Accountability Procedures
IV. Checks and Balances
Pt. 4. Evaluation and Outlook
I. Autonomy or Independence
II. Justification
III. Proposals for Reform
IV. Final Remarks.