The Evolution of Central Banking: Theory and History

• Main Author: Ugolini, Stefano (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
• Subjects: Banks and banking.; Italy > History.; Economics.; Management science.; Evolutionary economics.; Economics, general.; History of Italy.; Banking.; European Economics.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.

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 Ang...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Payments System
• 3. Lending of Last Resort and Supervision
• Issuing Money
• 5. Monetary Policy
• 6. Conclusions.