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The Bank of England: 1950s to 1979

by Forrest Capie

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This history of the Bank of England takes its story from the 1950s to the end of the 1970s. This period probably saw the peak of the Bank''s influence and prestige, as it dominated the financial landscape. One of the Bank''s central functions was to ... Read more
This history of the Bank of England takes its story from the 1950s to the end of the 1970s. This period probably saw the peak of the Bank''s influence and prestige, as it dominated the financial landscape. One of the Bank''s central functions was to manage the exchange rate. It was also responsible for administering all the controls that made up monetary policy. In the first part of the period, the Bank did all this with a remarkable degree of freedom. But economic policy was a failure, and sluggish output, banking instability, and rampant inflation characterized the 1970s. The pegged exchange rate was discontinued, and the Bank''s freedom of movement was severely constrained, as new approaches to policy were devised and implemented. The Bank lost much of its freedom of movement but also took on more formal supervision. Less

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File size9.25 X 6.5 X 2.17 in
Print pages920
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date July 20, 2010
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521192828
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Forrest Capie
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Forrest H. Capie is Professor of Economic History at Cass Business School, City University, and historian to the Bank of England, UK.Geoffrey E. Wood is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Cass Busines...

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