TY - BOOK TI - Payment systems, monetary policy and the role of the central bank SN - 1557756260 AV - HG 1811 .P38 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Fondo Monetario Internacional KW - Sistemas de pagos KW - PolĂ­tica monetaria KW - Bancos centrales N1 - Foreword, v --; Preface, vii --; Acknowledgments, xi --; List of Abbreviations, xvii --; Part I. Overview, 3 --; 1. Recent Initiatives in Payment System Policy, 3 --; 2. International Aspects of Reform, 11 --; Part II. Major Policy Issues, 35 --; 3. Payment Systems and Monetary Policy, 35 --; 4. Large-Value Transfer Systems: Risk and Credit, 41 --; 5. Critical Issues in the Design and Management of Payment Systems, 60 --; 6. Some Aspects of Debit and Credit Transfers, 69 --; Part III. Selected Countries, 81 --; 7. Australia, 81 --; 8. France, 96 --; 9. Poland, 110 --; 10. Russia, 119 --; 11. Thailand, 131 --; 12. United States, 141 --; 13. Zambia, 155 --; Part IV. Conclusions, 163; 14. Consensus and Direction for Future Policy Analysis, 163 --; Appendix: Varieties of Large-Value Transfer Systems, 169 --; Glossary, 235 --; References, 249 ER -