Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. One. Central Bank Independence: Why the Interest? 3
5. Two. The Political Sources of Central Bank Independence 19
6. Three. International Capital Flows and the Politics of Central Bank Independence 35
7. Four. Central Bank Independence in the 1990s 50
8. Five. The Politics of Changing Central Bank Authority: Thailand 71
9. Six. The Politics of Changing Central Bank Authority: Mexico 91
10. Seven. The Politics of Changing Central Bank Authority: South Korea 107
11. Eight. The Politics of Changing Central Bank Authority: Brazil 121
12. Nine. Conclusion 138
13. Notes 151
14. Index 181