The international monetary system has changed radically in the last twenty years. Capital, information, goods, and services move around the globe with unprecedented ease. Countries from the former communist bloc have joined the system. Europe is on the verge of monetary union. Financial crises...

During the recent financial crisis, the conflict between sovereign states and banks over who controls the creation of money was thrown into sharp relief. This collection investigates the relationship between states and banks, arguing that conflicts between the two over control of money produces...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction Jocelyn Pixley; 1. Sovereign nations and the governance of international finance Renate Mayntz; 2. Coping with the dangerous component of capital flows and Asia's ineffective cooperation Iwan Azis; 3. How mobile capital plays off democracy - the Euro...