Books in the Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking series

Focusing on the interdependence of institutional change in the payments system and monetary policy, this book examines the different channels via which payment systems affect monetary policy. It is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of monetary economics.

Re-examines various ideas in modern monetary economics within a single analytical framework. This book integrates the theory of money, the theory of value and the theory of growth. It is suitable to those studying monetary economics, neoclassical growth theory, development economics and international economics.

The proposed book aims to combine conventional approaches in public finance with new developments in economics such as political governance, social and individual aspects of economic behaviour.

Features essays that summarize the state of knowledge of tax compliance and tax evasion. This title also presents fresh thinking about this issue, and analyzes the empirical relevance of these new perspectives utilizing insights from behavioural economics.

Discusses the main successes and failures of monetary policy of Deutsche Bundesbank since the 1950s. This book presents an overview of experiences with various monetary strategies, focusing in particular on monetary targeting and its problems. It is suitable for monetary economists, central bankers and economic historians.

A collection that brings together some of world experts (including Roy Batchelor, Richard Curtin and Staffan Linden) on inflation expectations to debate different aspects of the issues involved, including the spread of inflation targeting and the large reduction in actual inflation that has been observed in most countries over the years.

This volume provides an authoritative overview by central bankers from both developed and developing countries of the complex practical and policy implications of international payments systems.

Combines interdisciplinary teams from business, economics, information science, law and political science to offer a unique and innovative interdisciplinary approach to the issue of international tax coordination.

Presents results from original research on the gender equity dimension of taxation from eight country studies. This book demonstrates fresh methodologies in evaluating the gender impacts of taxation, and makes recommendations for tax policies and reform in developing and developed countries.

Can the "invisible hand" handle money? In this collection of essays George Selgin challenges the view that government regulation creates monetary order and stability, and instead shows it to be the main source of monetary crisis.

This book looks at independence, how central banks can actually influence their respective economies, goals responsibilities and governance with contributions from such scholars as Anne Sibert and Forrest Capie.

Financial organizations, like many others, are undergoing radical change. This is affecting both their organizational processes and the technology that supports those processes. This book reports on the use of sociological ethnography in helping guide these changes.

This book provides the grounding for a new approach to monetary economics, elicits a new understanding of the conditions behind today's monetary disorders and prescribes new remedies to cure them once and for all.

Drawing on wide-ranging contributions from prominent international experts and discussing some of the most pressing issues facing policy makers and practitioners in the field of payment systems today, this volume provides cutting-edge perspectives on the current issues surrounding payment systems and their future.

Money in Islam takes a unique and challenging look at how money has operated in Islamic society and at how Islamic theoretical frameworks have influenced perceptions of money.

Offers an introduction to the discussion of economic policy.

The issues of developing country debt crises, increased volatility and risk, and the determination of market liquidity are high on the agendas of policy makers, market participants and researchers in the area of financial markets. This book contains a collection of eight papers which provide insights into these three issues.

Attempts to revive what Keynes stressed in his "General Theory", namely the role of the financial market in macroeconomic outcomes. This book focuses on reviving a modelling tradition that provides a theoretical framework that throws light on financial market episodes and disturbances and their macroeconomic effects.

Comparative in structure and covering a number of transition countries in its survey, this book overviews the development of the banking systems in Central and Eastern European since the communist era. It is suitable for those studying and working in the areas of transition economy, macro and monetary economy and economic history.

Using academic and practitioner research, this book provides an account of open market operations, including discussions of central bank operations in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. It is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Macroeconomics, international finance and banking.

The collapse of Barings' Bank was a commercial catastrophe that resonated worldwide, showing what kind of secrets can lie behind an apparently successful organization. This book challenges the myth that Barings 'must have known' that mischief was afoot. It is also suitable to those interested in social psychology, and organizational behaviour.

Examines the tax reforms and planned tax policies in some South and East Asia countries since the 1990s.

Analysises tax systems and tax reforms in several Latin American countries since the early 1990's, including Argentina and Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico, Paraguay, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay. This book presents and discusses tax systems from a quantitative and historical perspective and describes the main taxes existing in each country.

The international array of contributors have managed quite a feat - an interesting book that expertly draws comparisons between dollarization and Euroland. This study is a must for anyone interesting in the world of international finance.