Central Banking in the Twentieth Century - John Singleton (2010).pdf

Publication Date: December 27, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0521899095 | ISBN-13: 978-0521899093

Central banks are powerful but poorly understood organisations. In 1900 the Bank of Japan was the only central bank to exist outside Europe but over the past century central banking has proliferated. John Singleton here explains how central banks and the profession of central banking have evolved and spread across the globe during this period. He shows that the central banking world has experienced two revolutions in thinking and practice, the first after the depression of the early 1930s, and the second in response to the high inflation of the 1970s and 1980s. In addition, the central banking profession has changed radically. In 1900 the professional central banker was a specialised type of banker, whereas today he or she must also be a sophisticated economist and a public official. Understanding these changes is essential to explaining the role of central banks during the recent global financial crisis.


Review

"...students of monetary policy will find this volume to be an essential starting point for delving further into the history and practice of central banking." -Pierre Siklos, EH.Net


Central banking has proliferated and radically changed over the past century. John Singleton here explains how and why this evolution has taken place and, in doing so, demonstrates that an understanding of these changes is essential to explaining the role of central banks in the recent global financial crisis.


Hardcover: 350 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (December 27, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521899095
ISBN-13: 978-0521899093