EMU nations and ‘lead' nation Germany, to assess the hypothesis that Germany was the dominant European nation prior to EMU … nation to lose monetary policy independence in the light of monetary union was Germany …

Germany prides itself in having one of the most successful central banks and currencies with respect to independence …

best. Monetary policy in Germany during the past one hundred years provides an excellent case to assess the empirical … authority in 1876, Germany has participated in four monetary regimes: the pre-war gold standard, the inter-war gold standard … in Germany was always geared toward maintaining price stability with the exception of the two world war periods. Germany …

in select benchmark countries and at a broader theoretical level. Country-specific chapters on the US, UK, Germany … -- 5. Germany and the European Central Bank -- 6. Greece -- 7. The Russian Federation -- 8. India -- 9. China -- 10. Japan …