Central Banking as Global Governance (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 109) - Softcover

Hall, Rodney Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521727219 ISBN 13: 9780521727211

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Money is a social convention, but with what social consequences? In this innovative study, Rodney Bruce Hall argues that those who govern the parameters of money's creation, its destruction, and its valuation are responsible for the governance of international finance. The volume is an analysis of central banking as global governance, employing the institutional philosophy of John Searle as a theoretical basis for exploring the consequences of money as a social institution, and the social relations of credit and debt. While previous studies in this field have made forays into the political economy of monetary institutions, this book breaks new ground by offering a constructivist social analysis that identifies the mechanisms of governance as social rather than material processes. The volume will therefore be of great interest to a wide range of scholars and students, particularly those with an interest in international relations, international finance and international political economy.

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Book Description:

Money is a social convention, but with what social consequences? Rodney Bruce Hall offers an original analysis of central banking as global governance, exploring the social relations of money, credit, and debit, and identifying the mechanisms of governance as social rather than material processes.

About the Author:

Rodney Bruce Hall is University Lecturer in International Political Economy at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521727219
• ISBN 13: 9780521727211
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278