The Road to Monetary Union in Europe: The Emperor, the Kings, and the Genies [Hardcover]

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 26, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0198288433 | ISBN-13: 978-0198288435

The move toward economic and monetary union is the most important issue facing the European nations today. From his work as Deputy Director General of the Banca d'Italia, the author assesses the opportunities and risks involved in monetary unification, and provides an indispensable guide to the complex issues and tangled recent history. He discusses extensively the creation of a single currency, the tasks of a European central bank, the ECU, the role of budgetary rules, currency competition, and the relationship between monetary union and political union. Lucidly written and completely up-to-date, the book is an insider's guide to this important political and economic subject.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book collects essays on European monetary developments that were written between 1982 and 1992, capped with an introduction that provides a superb overview of European monetary integration."--Foreign Affairs

About the Author

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa is a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. Previously he was affiliated to the Bank of Italy and the European Commission, and was Secretary of the Delors Committee.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 26, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198288433
• ISBN-13: 978-0198288435
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,560,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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