Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: from the economics of politics to the politics of monetary policy; 2 Monetary statecraft under monarchy and empire (1808-1889); 3 National liberalism and Kemmerer coalitions: the Old Republic (1889-1930); 4 From national populism to fi nancial repression under military rule and delayed transition (1930-1993); 5 Monetary statecraft and democratization (1994-2014); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
