Deane, Marjorie. The central banks / [electronic resource] / Marjorie Deane and Robert Pringle ; with a foreword by Paul Volcker.. — 1st American ed.. — New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : : Viking,, 1995.. — ix, 369 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index.
A huddle of central bankers -- The widening domain -- How it all began -- Making a name for themselves -- Reign of the rulebook -- Currency boards and their legacy -- Changing fortunes in the 1980s -- The business of central banking -- Monetary policy in practice -- The nightmare of supervision -- How central banks manage reserves -- The safety net -- The dilemma of exchange rates -- The muscle of the federal reserve -- Europe's foursome -- The bank of Japan--a rising star -- Anchors for smaller countries -- Their very own BIS -- The new central banks of the former Soviet Union -- Of markets and men -- Survival of the fittest -- Europe points the way -- A new mandate.