Bank Deregulation & Monetary Order: 2 (Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking)

George Selgin

ISBN 10: 0415140560 / ISBN 13: 9780415140560

Published by Routledge 1996-11-07, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bank Deregulation & Monetary Order: 2 (Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking)
• Publisher: Routledge 1996-11-07
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415140560
• ISBN 13: 9780415140560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Can the 'invisible hand' handle money? George Selgin challenges the view that government regulation creates monetary order and stability, and instead shows it to be the main source of monetary crisis. The volume is divided into three sections: * Part I refutes conventional wisdom holding that any monetary system lacking government regulation is 'inherently unstable', and looks at the workings of market forces in an otherwise unregulated banking system. * Part II draws on both theory and historical experience to show how various kinds of government interference undermine the inherent efficiency, safety, and stability of a free monetary system. * Part III completes the argument by addressing the popular misconception that a monetary system is unsound unless it delivers a stable output price-level.

About the Author

George Selgin is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia