Issues related to central banks feature regularly in economic news coverage, and in times of economic or financial crisis, especially when a commercial bank is bailed out, they become the focus of the policy debate. But what role do central banks play in a modern economy? How do central banks...

1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework: Identifying Central Banks' Two-Tier Relationship -- 3. The Global Financial Crisis: The Challenge for Central Banks -- 4. US Federal Reserve System and the Global Financial Crisis -- 5. Bank of England and the Global Financial Crisis -- 6. Bank of...

This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of...

This book analyses the controversial and critical issue of 2% inflation targeting, currently practised by central banks in the US, Japan and Europe. Where did the 2% target inflation originate, and for what reason? Do these reasons stand up to scrutiny? This book explores these key questions,...

This book deals with the financial side of international economics and covers all aspects of international finance. There are many books and articles by exponents of alternative points of view. I know of no other book that provides the scope, balance, objectivity and rigor of this book. the late...

Das Buch stellt auf leicht verständliche und anschauliche Weise Irrtümer im Bereich der Geldtheorien dar und erläutert die fatalen Folgen geldtheoretischer Fehleinschätzungen und ordnungspolitischer Verstöße für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Orientiert an der Konjunkturtheorie Friedrich A....