Central banks can shape economic growth, affect income distribution, influence a country's foreign relations, and determine the extent of its democracy. While t

The economic influence of central banks has received ever more attention given their centrality during the financial crises that led to the Great Recession, str

Banking on Reform examines the political determinants of recent reforms to monetary policy institutions in the industrial democracies. With these reforms, polit

This book brings together a large body of Cukierman's research and integrates it with recent developments in the political economy of monetary policy.