Book notes: The political economy of central banking, by Alessandro Roselli
Roselli’s book offers a comprehensive history of the relationship between governments and central banks
Alessandro Roselli, The political economy of central banking: a short history of the changing role of central banks, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, XX+348 pages
The recent authoritative histories of the Bank of England have each covered about 30 years, (eg, those by RS Sayers, John Fforde and Forrest Capie). By contrast, Alessandro Roselli’s new book covers three central banks (the Bank of Italy, Bank of England and the Federal Reserve System) since their foundations more than 100 years ago (over 300
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