Monetary Orders: Ambiguous Economics, Ubiquitous Politics

by Jonathan Kirshner

Book Overview

Wherever there is money, there is money politics-a subject demanding ever greater attention at a time when monetary policies lead and the real economy follows. A principal defining characteristic of the contemporary global economy, Jonathan Kirshner contends, is the rise and preeminence of monetary phenomena--international financial crises, Central Bank Independence and inflation fighting, the creation of the euro, and monetary reform in emerging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801488400
• ISBN13: 9780801488405
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher