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Monetary theory and policy from Hume and Smith to Wicksell : money, credit, and the economy / Arie Arnon.
By: Arnon, Arie
.Series: Historical perspectives on modern economics: Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011Description: xxii, 424p.ISBN: 9780521191135.Subject(s): Monetary policy -- History | Banks and banking, Central -- History | Economists
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 339.53 ARN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 003416 |
"This book provides a comprehensive survey of the major developments in monetary theory and policy from David Hume and Adam Smith to Walter Bagehot and Knut Wicksell. In particular, it seeks to explain why it took so long for a theory of central banking to penetrate mainstream thought." -- prelim.