Financial globalization has made monetary policy formulation in emerging market economies increasingly complicated. This timely set of studies looks at the turmoil in global financial markets, which coupled with volatile inflation poses serious challenges for central banks in these countries....

1. The sixth Lord Robbins memorial lecture : reform of the international monetary system / Robert A. Mundell -- 2. The state of the world economy / introduced by Paul A. Samuelson -- 3. The euro in Europe and the world / introduced by Christopher Johnson -- 4. Monetary policy and economic growth...