This book discusses the role of central banks and draws lessons from examining their evolution over the past two centuries.

This volume collects the proceedings from a conference on the evolution and practice of central banking sponsored by the Central Bank Institute of the Federal R

Comprehensive 200-page overview of the ECB from its inception in June 1998 until the present day.

Provides an in-depth overview of the Federal Reserve System, including information about monetary policy and the economy, the Federal Reserve in the internation

This 2005 treatment compares the central banks of Britain and the United States.