ABSTRACT

The capacity of national central banks to 'step in' and bail out an economy is one which has proved to be vitally important over the years. This collection from Wood and Capie brings together important literature for the first time in book form.

part |2 pages

SECTION ONE The classics

chapter 3|14 pages

The Birchin Lane Bank

chapter 5|41 pages

Selection from Lombard Street

part |2 pages

SECTION TWO Modern articles with a domestic focus