| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
1. Monetary Union in Africa: Past, Present, and Future -- 2. African Currency Regimes since World War II -- 3. Criteria for Currency Unions or the Adoption of Another Currency -- 4. African Monetary Integration in Practice: CFA Franc Zone and South African CMA -- 5. Experiences of Countries in Managing Independent Currencies -- 6. Proposed Single Currency for West Africa -- 7. Regional Integration in SADC -- 8. EAC and COMESA -- 9. A Single Currency for Africa? -- 10. Africa?s Monetary Geography in the Coming Decades |
| Summary |
A review of the history of monetary arrangements on the African continent, this title analyses the situation and prospects for further integration. The author's argue that the goal of creating a single African currency is probably beyond reach |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Monetary policy -- Africa
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Money & Monetary Policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- African.
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Monetary policy
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pattillo, Catherine A. (Catherine Anne)
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| ISBN |
0815797532 |
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9780815797531 |
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