Os Bancos Centrais e sua ambivalência público-privada [Central Banks and their public-private nature]

The paper analyzes the historic origin of Central Banks, from three basic processes: the evolution and convergence of the free banking system to a hierarchical and centralized system in the Central Bank; the transformation of Clearing Houses in Central Banks, and finally, the processes by which gove...

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Main Author: Gentil Corazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2001-01-01
Series:Nova Economia
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Online Access:http://www.face.ufmg.br/novaeconomia/sumarios/v11n1/CORAZZA.PDF