Central Banking as Global Governance

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.

Author: Rodney Bruce Hall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/04/2008
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521727211

About the Author
Hall, Rodney Bruce: - Rodney Bruce Hall is University Lecturer in International Political Economy at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University