TY - BOOK TI - The central banks AV - HG 1811 .D43 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - Londres PB - Hamish Hamilton KW - Pringle, Robert KW - Bancos centrales N1 - Foreword, vii -- ; Acknowledgements, xi -- ; 1. A Huddle of Central Bankers, 1 -- ; 2. The Widening Domain, 14 -- ; 3. How it all Began, 33 -- ; 4. Making a Name for Themselves, 54 -- ; 5. Reign of the Rulebook, 74 -- ; 6. Currency Boards and their Legacy, 85 -- ; 7. Changing Fortunes in the 1980s, 97 -- ; 8. The Business of Central Banking, 110 -- ; 9. Monetary Policy in Practice, 127 -- ; 10. The Nightmare of Supervision, 148 -- ; 11. How Central Banks Manage Reserves, 172 -- ; 12. The Safety Net, 185 -- ; 13. The Dilemma of Exchange Rates, 199 -- ; 14. The. Muscle of the Federal Reserve, 215 -- ; 15. Europe's Foursome, 232 -- ; 16. The Bank of Japan - A Rising Star, 247 -- ; 17. Anchors for Smaller Countries, 262 -- ; 18. Their Very Own BIS, 274 -- ; 19. The New Central Banks of the Former Soviet Union, 291 -- ; 20. Of Markets and Men, 307 -- ; 21. Survival of the Fittest, 318 -- ; 22. Europe Points the Way, 329 -- ; 23. A New Mandate, 338 -- ; Appendix: Annualized Twenty-year Inflation Rates, 352 -- ; Select Bibliography, 355 -- ; Index, 360 ER -