The search for an equilibrium between individual and social calculation encapsulates Keynes's economic and social programme - a far-reaching vision to be implemented not on the macroeconomic level only, but by rethinking the laissez-faire creed as a whole. Accordingly, Keynes’s fundamental aim...

The list of sectors affected by the Brexit process include the pound sterling and including the decisions of the Bank of England, which is its regulatory body. Impacts on the Brexit process have largely occurred since the 2016 referendum. This gives us reason to believe that the main indicator...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. From War Financier to Bankers’ Bank -- Chapter 3. Central Banks under the Gold Standard -- Chapter 4. The Federal Reserve: A Unique Institution -- Chapter 5. From War to War: 1914-1939 -- Chapter 6. Post-war Progress: 1946-1960 -- Chapter 7. The 1960s:...

Central banks are major players in today's economic and financial policy making. While respected for their technical acumen and their pivotal role in defusing the global financial crisis, they are at the same time mistrusted by others and considered to be too powerful. In order to contribute to...