Although the globalization of markets and the rapid growth in worldwide information technologies supports harmonization … and integration between countries, substantial differences still exist throughout the world. Global Divergence in Trade … Asia, India, Greece, Mexico, the US and EU accession countries illustrate how differently the globalization process is …

pt. 1. The globalization of banking -- pt. 2. Banking structures and functions -- pt. 3. Banking risks, crises and … developments that reveal how the internationalization and globalization of banking have developed over recent decades to the …

determination, income distribution and central bank governance. Many of these chapters share a common theme including a criticism of … the usefulness of monetary policy in fighting or targeting inflation and the questions this raises for central bank … governance. The book also focuses on open economy issues such as capital flows, globalization, FDI and the Washington Consensus …

on to explore the continuing globalization of financial markets, including further innovations in information …

currency area projects in the context of financial globalization. The authors focus on several central issues that emerged …

The number of central banks in the world is approaching 180, a tenfold increase since the beginning of the twentieth … such a key role in economic life today? This book examines from a transatlantic perspective how the central bank has become … the bank of banks. Thirteen distinguished economists and central bankers have been brought together to evaluate how …