Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Central Bank Autonomy: A Historical Perspective / Vicarelli, Fausto -- Chapter 2. The Autonomy of Monetary Authorities: The Case of the U.S. Federal Reserve System / Sylla, Richard -- Chapter 3. The Bank of England: Relationships with the Government, the Civil Service, and Parliament / Cairncross, Alec -- Chapter 4. The Banque de France and the State from 1850 to the Present Day / Bouvier, Jean -- Chapter 5. Relations between Monetary Authorities and Governmental Institutions: The Case of Germany from the 19th Century to the Present / Holtfrerich, Carl-Ludwig -- Chapter 6. A Central Bank Between the Government and the Credit System: The Bank of Italy after World War II / Nardozzi, Giangiacomo -- About the Authors -- Backmatterweiterlesen