The Changing Face of Central Banking : Evolutionary Trends since World War II (Paperback)

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. The institutional make-up and evolution of central bank-government relations: an introduction; 2. Legislation alone does not a central bank make: political structure, governance and reputation in monetary policy; 3. Central bank personalities and monetary policy performance; 4. Econometric analysis of central bank behavior: an evolutionary approach; 5. Contrasting quantitative and qualitative assessments of central bank behavior and the evolution of monetary policies; 6. Accountability, disclosure and conflict resolution; 7. Inflation targets versus other inflation control measures: two sides of the same coin?; 8. The changing face of central banking: epilogue; Bibliography; Index.