{"product_id":"a-monetary-history-of-italy-paperback-9780521023450","title":"A Monetary History of Italy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521023450","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Monetary History of Italy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive study of the evolution of Italy's money and banking systems since 1861.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichele Fratianni (Author), Franco Spinelli (Author), Anna J. Schwartz (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521023450, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 November 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 2 cm, 0.487 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book is a breakthrough in Italian macroeconomic history both for the rigour of its approach and for the wealth of data and econometric evidence that it presents.' Economic History Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume deals with the monetary history of Italy from its independence in 1861 to 1992. It provides the first complete analysis of a country which has experienced diverse and often dramatic monetary conditions. The authors interpret Italian monetary history through the looking glass of a model which, while monetarist in flavour, is open to other interpretations. A key theme is that public finance is at the root of the (relatively) high Italian inflation rates. The authors argue that there is a strong relationship between the government budget deficit and monetary policy, and that the monetary authorities are too dependent on government. The book contributes in a novel way not only to the monetary debate, but also to fiscal and institutional questions. It combines economic theory, statistical data and history in an accessible way which should prove useful to both economic historians and monetary economists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Structure, main themes and data of the monetary history\u003cbr\u003e 2. Money growth and its determinants\u003cbr\u003e 3. From political unification to 1913: creation of a new currency, multiplicity of banks of issue, banking legislations, monetary systems\u003cbr\u003e 4. The First World War: inflation and stabilisation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The 1920s and 1930s: foreign exchange policy and industrial and financial restructuring\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Second World War and the 1947 stabilisation\u003cbr\u003e 7. The fifties and sixties\u003cbr\u003e 8. The seventies\u003cbr\u003e 9. Italy in the eighties: towards Central Bank independence\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of authors\u003cbr\u003e Subject Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Macroeconomics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Macroeconomics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Macroeconomics%20%5BKCB%5D%22\"\u003eKCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006169796888,"sku":"9780521023450","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521023450i.jpg?v=1694963649","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-monetary-history-of-italy-paperback-9780521023450","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}