Gatekeepers of Growth: The International Political Economy of Central Banking in Developing Countries

by SylviaMaxfield (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $56.80

  Central banks can shape economic growth, affect income distribution, influence a country's foreign relations, and determine the extent of its democracy. This book focuses on central banking in emerging market countries. It suggests that central bank independence in emerging market countries does not spring from law but rather from politics.