The 2008 financial crisis led to more and more frequent political attacks on central banks. The recent spotlight on central bank independence is reminiscent of

A study of the power struggle between Germany's central bank and the West German government to control monetary policy in the post-war era.

The essays, written by leading experts, examine the history of the international financial system in terms of the debate about globalization and its limits. In

Central banks occupy a unique space in their national governments and in the global economy. The study of central banking however, has too often been dominated