Central bank independence and accountability: a literature review

• Main Authors: Bandura, Romina, Mendoza, Ronald U, Sidikou-Sow, Balkissa
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2006
• Subjects: Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/153; http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/Development%20Studies/central_bank_review_2006.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The tension between policy decisions taken by technocrats versus those responsive to the popular will is present in many areas of economic policy. This tension is particularly present in the discussion of institutional arrangements for central banks, specifically on central bank independence. The fo...