The Mark of the Bundesbank: Germany’s Role in European Monetary Cooperation

Traces the manner in which the relationship between the Bundesbank and the federal government shaped Germany’s preferences in negotiations on European monetary cooperation. Examines changes in bank policy over time and documents the bank’s role as a major actor in determining international monetary cooperation in Europe. Investigates factors including German economic indicators over the period 1970-1997, and details negotiations on the EMS Agreement and the Monetary Union. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.