Chapter 21 External Review of Decisions by Central Banks

Abstract

Central banks around the world are vested with enormous powers, for good or evil, over the lives of the countries in which they function. All central banks enjoy authority over monetary policy. Most supervise and monitor banks and the banking system. While a country with an effectively functioning central bank may not necessarily be happy, one with a dysfunctional central bank is decidedly glum.

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