3. The Deutsche Bundesbank and the Politics of Stability

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Politics, Economics, and Central Banking 1
6. 2. The Rise of Central Banking in Germany, France, and Italy 23
7. 3. The Deutsche Bundesbank and the Politics of Stability 58
8. 4. The Banque de France and the Politics of Facility 103
9. 5. The Banca d’ltalia and the Politics of Institutional Change 142
10. 6. Toward a European Central Bank 182
11. 7. Domestic Politics and Financial Integration 209
12. Appendix. A Statistical Overview of Macroeconomic Conditions in Germany, France, and Italy, 1973-1990 225
13. Index 229