PRIESTS of PROSPERITY -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Nomenclature -- 1. E Pluribus Unum -- 2. Transplantation -- 3. Choosing Independence -- 4. The Transformation Campaign -- 5. The Politics of European Integration -- 6. The Trials of Post-Soviet Central Bankers -- 7. Paradise Lost --...

Priests of Prosperity explores the unsung revolutionary campaign to transform postcommunist central banks from command-economy cash cows into Western-style monetary guardians. Juliet Johnson conducted more than 160 interviews in seventeen countries with central bankers, international assistance...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- FOREWORD / BERGSON, ABRAM -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: THEORY -- Chapter 1. TAXATION AND DIRECT ECONOMIC CONTROLS -- Chapter 2. TAXATION, INFLATION, AND THE FINANCIAL PLAN -- Chapter 3. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TAXATION -- Chapter 4. THE...