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Monnet Eric - Balance Of Power Central Banks And The Fate Of Democracies - Hardcover
Monnet Eric - Balance Of Power Central Banks And The Fate Of Democracies - Hardcover
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Description: Central banks now stand between societies and collapse but are they still democratic? Two decades of financial crises have dramatically expanded central banks powers. In 2008, and then again in 2020, unelected banking officials found themselves suddenly responsible for the public welfare not just because it was necessary but based on an idea that their independence from political systems would insulate them from the whims of populism. Now as international crises continue and the scope of monetary interventions grows in response these bankers have become increasingly powerful. In Balance of Power economist and historian ric Monnet charts the rise of central banks as the nominally independent but unavoidably political superpowers of modern societies. This trajectory Monnet argues is neither inevitable nor unstoppable. By embracing the political natures of today's central banks we can construct systems of accountability for how they interact with states and societies. Monnet shows that this effort will do more than guard against unjust power; it will put the banks to work for greater more democratic ends. With existential challenges looming and the work of the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank more important than ever Balance of Power offers a trenchant case for what this century's central banks can and must become.
Title: Balance Of Power Central Banks And The Fate Of Democracies
Author(s): Monnet Eric
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226834139
Pages: 264 Pages, 4 Line Drawings, 1 Table
Publication Date: 4/29/2024
Category: Banking
Description: Central banks now stand between societies and collapse but are they still democratic? Two decades of financial crises have dramatically expanded central banks powers. In 2008, and then again in 2020, unelected banking officials found themselves suddenly responsible for the public welfare not just because it was necessary but based on an idea that their independence from political systems would insulate them from the whims of populism. Now as international crises continue and the scope of monetary interventions grows in response these bankers have become increasingly powerful. In Balance of Power economist and historian ric Monnet charts the rise of central banks as the nominally independent but unavoidably political superpowers of modern societies. This trajectory Monnet argues is neither inevitable nor unstoppable. By embracing the political natures of today's central banks we can construct systems of accountability for how they interact with states and societies. Monnet shows that this effort will do more than guard against unjust power; it will put the banks to work for greater more democratic ends. With existential challenges looming and the work of the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank more important than ever Balance of Power offers a trenchant case for what this century's central banks can and must become.
Title: Balance Of Power Central Banks And The Fate Of Democracies
Author(s): Monnet Eric
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226834139
Pages: 264 Pages, 4 Line Drawings, 1 Table
Publication Date: 4/29/2024
Category: Banking
