Central Bank Independence and the Legacy of the German Past
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Central Bank Independence and the Legacy of the German Past

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The 2008 financial crisis led to more and more frequent political attacks on central banks. The recent spotlight on central bank independence is reminiscent of the fiery debates amongst Germany's political elites in 1949 on the same issue; debates that were sparked by the establishment of West Germany in that year. Simon Mee shows how, with the establishment of West Germany's central bank - today's Deutsche Bundesbank - the country's monetary history became a political football, as central bankers, politicians, industrialists and trade unionists all vied for influence over the legal provisions that set out the remit of the future monetary authority. The author reveals how a specific version of inter-war history, one that stresses the lessons learned from Germany's periods of inflation, was weaponised and attached to a political, contemporary argument for an independent central bank. The book challenges assumptions around the evolution of central bank independence with continued relevance today.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781108607124
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Economic History
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 In Search of the Reichsbank
  13. 2 The Bank deutscher Länder and the Foundation of West Germany, 1948–1951
  14. 3 Adenauer's Challenge: The 'Gürzenich Affair' and the Bank deutscher Länder, 1956–1957
  15. 4 The Shadow of National Socialism: Karl Blessing and the Bundesbank in 1965
  16. 5 The Bundesbank, Social Democracy and the Era of the 'Great Inflation', 1970–1978
  17. Conclusion
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index