Financial Crises, Contagion, and the Lender of Last Resort
A Reader
ISBN13: 9780199247202ISBN10: 019924720X
Hardback,
578 pages
Also available:
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Feb 2002,
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Price:
$150.00 (06)Description
Financial crises have become more frequent over the last two decades than they were previously. This book illuminates the fierce debate over how the monetary authorities should handle these crises by bringing together a selection of the best writings on the subject and by reflecting all viewpoints.Features
- Covers a subject of immediate policy relevance and unresolved debate
- Collects together some of the best contributions to the field
About the Author(s)
Charles Goodhart is Professor of Banking and Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to this he was Chief Adviser at the Bank of England (1980 to 1985). Gerhard Illing is Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Frankfurt.
